Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Botswana
Botswana: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 93.4% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Botswana, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Botswana is 93.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Botswana peaked at 93.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 1981.
Botswana ranks 69th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.2% | 32.5% | 38.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 42.6% | 37.6% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.1% | 61.9% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 77.8% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 89.7% | 93.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,622 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Botswana?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Botswana was 93.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 1981.
- How does Botswana rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Botswana ranks 69th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release