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Botswana: Population aged 5 years and over by administrative district, urban and rural, sex and school attendance in 1991 (Batswana and Non-Batswana).

School attendance
District
Never attended
school
Still at school
Left school
Total
 
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Gaborone
11,172
6,532
17,704
13,001
15,525
28,526
37,665
36,502
74,167
61,838
58,559
120,397
Francistown
4,474
4,483
8,957
6,299
7,980
14,279
16,568
16,781
33,349
27,341
29,244
56,585
Lobatse
2,778
1,886
4,664
2,812
3,744
6,556
5,445
6,276
11,721
11,035
11,906
22,941
Selebi-Phikwe
3,726
2,737
6,463
4,068
5,077
9,145
10,290
9,327
19,617
18,084
17,141
35,225
Orapa
523
403
926
1,186
1,328
2,514
2,580
1,940
4,520
4,289
3,671
7,960
Jwaneng
1,202
693
1,895
1,191
1,409
2,600
2,925
2,531
5,456
5,318
4,633
9,951
Sowa Town
235
93
328
80
125
205
1,062
480
1,542
1,377
698
2,075
SOUTHERN
23,066
19,518
42,584
20,783
23,649
44,432
13,085
24,322
37,407
56,934
67,489
124,423
Ngwaketse
20,356
17,349
37,705
18,110
20,781
38,891
11,073
21,123
32,196
49,939
59,253
108,792
Barolong
2,710
2,169
4,879
2,673
2,868
5,541
2,012
3,199
5,211
7,395
8,236
15,631
SOUTH EAST
5,037
4,238
9,275
5,867
6,538
12,405
6,843
9,373
16,216
17,747
20,149
37,896
KWENENG
28,716
24,444
53,160
20,836
25,451
46,287
17,574
27,258
44,832
67,126
77,153
144,279
Kweneng East
22,751
18,036
40,787
17,776
21,827
39,603
15,623
24,430
40,053
56,150
64,293
120,443
Kweneng West
5,965
6,408
12,373
3,060
3,624
6,684
1,951
2,828
4,779
23,091
12,860
23,836
KGATLENG
8,314
5,396
13,710
8,403
9,149
17,552
6,374
11,656
18,030
23,091
26,201
49,292
CENTRAL
56,475
59,640
116,115
57,820
60,896
118,716
46,211
65,889
112,100
160,506
186,425
346,931
Serowe-Palapye
18,278
17,038
35,316
16,965
18,866
35,831
14,907
22,572
37,479
50,150
58,476
108,626
C. Mahalapye
13,767
12,673
26,440
13,564
14,265
27,829
10,745
15,663
26,408
38,076
42,601
80,677
C. Bobonong
6,999
7,689
14,688
8,082
8,241
16,323
5,871
8,078
13,949
20,952
24,008
44,960
C. Boteti
5,808
7,310
13,118
4,275
4,549
8,827
3,780
3,878
7,658
13,866
15,737
29,603
C. Tutume
11,623
14,930
26,553
14,931
14,975
29,906
10,908
15,689
26,606
37,462
45,603
83,065
NORTH EAST
3,571
4,485
8,056
7,569
7,178
14,747
5,027
8,163
13,190
16,167
19,826
35,993
NORTH WEST
16,324
21,101
37,425
12,057
13,315
26,372
15,211
13,721
28,932
43,592
48,137
91,729
Ngamiland
8,190
9,553
17,743
7,099
7,643
14,742
8,316
8,267
16,583
23,605
25,463
49,068
Okavango
6,678
9,851
16,529
3,568
4,186
7,754
2,960
3,044
6,004
13,206
17,081
30,287
Chobe
1,456
1,697
3,153
1,390
1,486
2,876
3,935
2,410
6,345
6,781
5,593
12,374
GHANZI
4,776
4,747
9,523
2,363
2,526
4,889
3,243
3,061
6,304
10,382
10,334
20,716
KGALAGADI
4,657
4,744
9,401
4,082
4,474
8,556
4,158
4,623
8,781
12,897
13,841
26,738
Kgalagadi South
2,901
2,847
5,748
2,451
2,830
5,281
2,839
3,076
5,915
8,191
8,753
16,944
Kgalagadi North
1,756
1,897
3,653
1,631
1,644
3,275
1,319
1,547
2,866
4,706
5,088
9,794
 
URBAN
59,230
50,446
105,676
67,142
86,911
154,053
119,986
143,797
263,783
246,358
281,154
527,512
RURAL
115,816
114,694
230,510
101,275
101,453
202,728
74,275
98,106
172,381
291,366
314,253
605,679
TOTAL
175,046
165,140
240,186
168,417
186,364
356,781
194,261
241,903
436,164
537,724
595,407
1,133,131

Source: Republic of Botswana. 1991. 1991 Population and Housing Census. Administrative/Technical Report and National Statistical Tables. Gaborone, Botswana: Central Statistics Office, Table C1.

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