Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Botswana
Botswana: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.21 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.21 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
25th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.21 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.5348 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Botswana, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 1.21 modelled data for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Botswana peaked at 1.21 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5348 modelled data, in 1981.
Botswana ranks 25th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Botswana, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5348 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.554 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5678 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.583 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6071 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6341 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6611 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.6932 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7266 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7524 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7721 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7895 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8117 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8366 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8516 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8609 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8722 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8939 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9195 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9484 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9736 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9899 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.01 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.05 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.08 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.15 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.17 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.18 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.2 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.2 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.21 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.21 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.21 modelled data | +0.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1.21 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1.21 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 modelled data, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.618 modelled data | 0.5348 modelled data | 0.7266 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.836 modelled data | 0.7524 modelled data | 0.9195 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 modelled data | 0.9484 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 modelled data | 1.12 modelled data | 1.19 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 modelled data | 1.19 modelled data | 1.21 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Botswana?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Botswana was 1.21 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5348 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Botswana rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Botswana ranks 25th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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, upper 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