Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Botswana
Botswana: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9187 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Botswana, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Botswana stood at 0.9187 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Botswana peaked at 0.9495 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3947 GPIA, in 1971.
Botswana ranks 88th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3947 GPIA | 0.3947 GPIA | 0.3947 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6554 GPIA | 0.5315 GPIA | 0.7792 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9169 GPIA | 0.9169 GPIA | 0.9169 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.9005 GPIA | 0.8341 GPIA | 0.9495 GPIA | 4 |
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 upper secondary education or in Botswana?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Botswana was 0.9187 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9495 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3947 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Botswana rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Botswana ranks 88th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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 upper secondary 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