End month of the academic school year in Botswana
Botswana: End month of the academic school year was 12 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 215 countries
All-time high
12
in 1997
All-time low
5
in 2022
Years of data
29
1997–2025
End month of the academic school year in Botswana, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 12 for end month of the academic school year in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, end month of the academic school year in Botswana peaked at 12 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2022.
Botswana ranks 1st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
End month of the academic school year in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12 | — |
| 1998 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | -58.3% |
| 2023 | 12 | +140.0% |
| 2024 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.7 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.83 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 1 Afghanistan 12 compare
- 1 Argentina 12 compare
- 1 Australia 12 compare
- 1 Bangladesh 12 compare
- 1 Brazil 12 compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 12 compare
- 1 Bhutan 12 compare
- 1 Chile 12 compare
- 1 Cook Islands 12 compare
- 1 Costa Rica 12 compare
- 1 Fiji 12 compare
- 1 Kenya 12 compare
- 1 Kiribati 12 compare
- 1 Republic of Korea 12 compare
- 1 Sri Lanka 12 compare
- 1 Lesotho 12 compare
- 1 Namibia 12 compare
- 1 Niue 12 compare
- 1 Naoero 12 compare
- 1 New Zealand 12 compare
- 1 Panama 12 compare
- 1 Peru 12 compare
- 1 Papua New Guinea 12 compare
- 1 Paraguay 12 compare
- 1 Singapore 12 compare
- 1 South Sudan 12 compare
- 1 Eswatini 12 compare
- 1 Seychelles 12 compare
- 1 Tokelau 12 compare
- 1 Tonga 12 compare
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 12 compare
- 1 Uganda 12 compare
- 1 Uruguay 12 compare
- 1 Vanuatu 12 compare
- 1 Samoa 12 compare
- 1 South Africa 12 compare
- 1 Zambia 12 compare
- 1 Zimbabwe 12 compare
- 4 Saint Helena 8 compare
More education data for Botswana
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,590 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,760 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,779 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 175,513 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 381,674 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1564 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is end month of the academic school year in Botswana?
- End month of the academic school year in Botswana was 12 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest end month of the academic school year recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 1997.
- What is the lowest end month of the academic school year recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2022.
- How does Botswana rank for end month of the academic school year?
- Botswana ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is end month of the academic school year rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of End month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release