Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Botswana
Botswana: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 65.4% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Botswana, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Botswana stood at 65.4%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Botswana peaked at 65.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1981.
Botswana ranks 81st 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 | 16.7% | 13.4% | 20.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 21.8% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 31.9% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 44.3% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 59.3% | 65.4% | 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Botswana?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Botswana was 65.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1981.
- How does Botswana rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Botswana ranks 81st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release