Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Botswana
Botswana: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 91.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total 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, total in Botswana is 91.4%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Botswana peaked at 95.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 1988.
That places Botswana 86th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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, total (% of relevant age group) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 41.7% | — |
| 1986 | 39.0% | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 38.5% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 18.8% | -51.3% |
| 1989 | 58.7% | +212.8% |
| 1990 | 55.9% | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 75.5% | +35.1% |
| 1992 | 77.1% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 85.0% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 83.3% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 88.3% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 87.1% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 85.4% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 82.2% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 82.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 84.6% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 85.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 89.3% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 87.5% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 88.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 91.4% | -2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +212.8% | 18.8% | 58.7% |
| 1988 | -51.3% | 38.5% | 18.8% |
| 1991 | +35.1% | 55.9% | 75.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.3% | 18.8% | 58.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 80.3% | 55.9% | 90.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 82.2% | 89.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 92.0% | 95.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 91.4% | 91.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.56 (2014)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.46 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,284 (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Botswana?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Botswana was 91.4% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 1988.
- How does Botswana rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Botswana ranks 86th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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, total (% 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.