Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Botswana
Botswana: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 99.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Botswana, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Botswana stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Botswana peaked at 99.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 1981.
That places Botswana 57th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 63.2% | 55.9% | 70.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 78.0% | 72.6% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 82.4% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 90.3% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 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, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Botswana?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Botswana was 99.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 1981.
- How does Botswana rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Botswana ranks 57th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release