Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Botswana
Botswana: Official entrance age to lower secondary education was 13 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
13 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 215 countries
All-time high
14 years
in 1970
All-time low
13 years
in 1973
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Botswana, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to lower secondary education in Botswana stood at 13 years. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to lower secondary education in Botswana peaked at 14 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 13 years, in 1973.
Botswana ranks 5th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Botswana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14 years | — |
| 1971 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 13 years | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 14 years | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13 years | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.3 years | 13 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.9 years | 13 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.5 years | 13 years | 14 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 years | 13 years | 13 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 3 Cook Islands 11 years compare
- 3 Niue 11 years compare
- 3 Saint Helena 11 years compare
- 3 Tokelau 11 years compare
- 5 Afghanistan 13 years compare
- 5 Denmark 13 years compare
- 5 Estonia 13 years compare
- 5 Ethiopia 13 years compare
- 5 Finland 13 years compare
- 5 Guinea 13 years compare
- 5 Gambia 13 years compare
- 5 Equatorial Guinea 13 years compare
- 5 Guatemala 13 years compare
- 5 Indonesia 13 years compare
- 5 Ireland 13 years compare
- 5 Iceland 13 years compare
- 5 Lesotho 13 years compare
- 5 Latvia 13 years compare
- 5 Mali 13 years compare
- 5 Mozambique 13 years compare
- 5 Niger 13 years compare
- 5 Norway 13 years compare
- 5 Papua New Guinea 13 years compare
- 5 El Salvador 13 years compare
- 5 Sweden 13 years compare
- 5 Eswatini 13 years compare
- 5 Uganda 13 years compare
- 5 Zimbabwe 13 years compare
More education data for Botswana
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to lower secondary education in Botswana?
- Official entrance age to lower secondary education in Botswana was 13 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to lower secondary education recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 14 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to lower secondary education recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 years in 1973.
- How does Botswana rank for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- Botswana ranks 5th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to lower secondary education 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 Official entrance age to lower secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release