Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Botswana
Botswana: Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) was 98.5% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Botswana, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 98.5% for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Botswana peaked at 98.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 1981.
Botswana ranks 66th of 165 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 | 57.3% | 49.8% | 64.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 72.5% | 66.5% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 77.7% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 87.7% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.1% | 98.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 63 Moldova, Republic of 98.6% compare
- 64 Indonesia 98.5% compare
- 65 Azerbaijan, Republic of 98.5% compare
- 67 Belgium 98.4% compare
- 68 Vietnam 98.4% compare
- 69 Tajikistan, Republic of 98.4% compare
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, male (modelled data) in Botswana?
- Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) in Botswana was 98.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 1981.
- How does Botswana rank for completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data)?
- Botswana ranks 66th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release