Educational attainment, at least completed … female short-cycle in Botswana
Botswana: Educational attainment, at least completed … female short-cycle was 28.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Botswana, 2006–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 28.1% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Botswana peaked at 28.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2006.
That places Botswana 50th out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, at least completed … female short-cycle in Botswana, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.9% | — |
| 2020 | 26.8% | +1323.7% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 28.1% | -0.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 28.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.7%, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 28.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.3%, 6.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 26.8% | 28.1% | 4 |
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 educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Botswana?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Botswana was 28.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2006.
- How does Botswana rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Botswana ranks 50th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.