Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Botswana
Botswana: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 1.5% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
1.5%
Change on year
up 19.4%
World rank
71st
of 82 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2023
All-time low
1.0%
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 1.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.4% on the previous year and up 13.9% over five years.
Botswana ranks 71st of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 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 master's or equivalent in Botswana?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Botswana was 1.5% 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 1.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Botswana ranks 71st out of 82 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release