Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Botswana
Botswana: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Botswana, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Botswana is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Botswana peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4855 GPIA, in 1971.
Botswana ranks 12th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4855 GPIA | 0.4855 GPIA | 0.4855 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9724 GPIA | 0.9523 GPIA | 0.9924 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9903 GPIA | 0.9693 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
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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 primary education or higher in Botswana?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Botswana was 1.01 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4855 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Botswana rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Botswana ranks 12th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release