Lower secondary completion rate, male in Botswana
Botswana: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 89.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Botswana, 1985–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, male in Botswana is 89.5%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Botswana peaked at 94.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1988.
Botswana ranks 86th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 37.2% | — |
| 1986 | 36.4% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 37.0% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 21.1% | -43.0% |
| 1989 | 54.5% | +158.8% |
| 1990 | 51.9% | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 66.9% | +28.9% |
| 1992 | 70.6% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 82.6% | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 79.4% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 78.0% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 85.2% | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 84.2% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 84.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 80.7% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 80.4% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 85.8% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 85.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.1% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 91.5% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 89.5% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.2% | 21.1% | 54.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 74.9% | 51.9% | 85.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 80.4% | 87.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 91.5% | 94.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 89.5% | 89.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,313 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,309 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 32,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 20,213 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Botswana?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Botswana was 89.5% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1988.
- How does Botswana rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Botswana ranks 86th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.