Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Botswana
Botswana: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 1.2% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
1.2%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
68th
of 78 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2023
All-time low
0.8%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2019β2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Botswana, 2019β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Botswana is 1.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over five years.
Botswana ranks 68th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 65 Palestine, State of 1.4%
- 66 Bolivia 1.3% compare
- 67 Montenegro 1.3%
- 69 Mali 1.1%
- 70 Philippines 0.9%
- 71 Senegal 0.8%
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 master's or equivalent in Botswana?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Botswana was 1.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Botswana ranks 68th out of 78 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release