Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Botswana
Botswana: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 7.8% in 2023. β¬ Flat
Latest (2023)
7.8%
Change on year
down 15.6%
World rank
89th
of 112 countries
All-time high
9.4%
in 2021
All-time low
7.6%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2019β2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Botswana, 2019β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 7.8% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 11.6% over five years.
Botswana ranks 89th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.6% | 9.4% | 4 |
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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 educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Botswana?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Botswana was 7.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Botswana ranks 89th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release