Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Botswana
Botswana: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 7.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.4%
Change on year
down 21.8%
World rank
84th
of 112 countries
All-time high
9.5%
in 2022
All-time low
6.6%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Botswana, 2019–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 7.4% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.8% on the previous year and down 9.2% over five years.
Botswana ranks 84th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.2% | — |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -19.3% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +33.6% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -21.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 7.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 43% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 7.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.0%, 1.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 6.6% | 9.5% | 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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Botswana?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Botswana was 7.4% 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 9.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Botswana ranks 84th 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release