Lower secondary completion rate, total in Botswana
Botswana: Lower secondary completion rate, total 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 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% |
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 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 109.27 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (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.