Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Botswana
Botswana: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 80.7% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Botswana, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Botswana is 80.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Botswana peaked at 88.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1971.
Botswana ranks 100th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.4% | 59.9% | 88.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 87.1% | 87.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 80.7% | 88.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 80.7% 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 88.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1971.
- How does Botswana rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Botswana ranks 100th out of 134 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 34.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release