Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Botswana
Botswana: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.05 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.05 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
61st
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.09 modelled data
in 2005
All-time low
0.8151 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Botswana, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Botswana stood at 1.05 modelled data.
That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Botswana peaked at 1.09 modelled data in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.8151 modelled data, in 1981.
Botswana ranks 61st of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Botswana, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8151 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.8269 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8429 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8594 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8765 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8961 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9154 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9235 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9282 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9311 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9295 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9266 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9218 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9173 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9165 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9192 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9286 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9475 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9751 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.01 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.03 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.05 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.07 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.08 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.09 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.07 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.07 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.05 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.05 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.05 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.05 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.05 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.05 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.05 modelled data | -0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1.05 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1.05 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 modelled data, 100% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.876 modelled data | 0.8151 modelled data | 0.9282 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9313 modelled data | 0.9165 modelled data | 0.9751 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 58 Trinidad and Tobago 1.05 modelled data compare
- 59 Madagascar 1.05 modelled data compare
- 60 Guinea-Bissau 1.05 modelled data compare
- 62 Netherlands 1.04 modelled data compare
- 63 Maldives 1.04 modelled data compare
- 64 Indonesia 1.04 modelled data compare
More education data for Botswana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.56 (2014)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.46 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,284 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,590 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,760 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,779 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 175,513 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 381,674 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Botswana?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Botswana was 1.05 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 modelled data in 2005.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8151 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Botswana rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Botswana ranks 61st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release