Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Botswana
Botswana: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.819 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.819 modelled data
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
140th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.8409 modelled data
in 2016
All-time low
0.619 modelled data
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Botswana, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Botswana stood at 0.819 modelled data.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Botswana peaked at 0.8409 modelled data in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.619 modelled data, in 2001.
That places Botswana 140th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Botswana, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6455 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.619 modelled data | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6364 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.663 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6905 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7013 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7059 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6984 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7097 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7143 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7419 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7667 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7879 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7927 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8182 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8291 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8409 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8345 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8248 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7874 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7863 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8222 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8333 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8347 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.819 modelled data | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6784 modelled data | 0.619 modelled data | 0.7143 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8037 modelled data | 0.7419 modelled data | 0.8409 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8138 modelled data | 0.7863 modelled data | 0.8347 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 137 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8286 modelled data compare
- 138 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.8261 modelled data compare
- 139 South Africa 0.8228 modelled data compare
- 141 Costa Rica 0.8125 modelled data compare
- 142 Malawi 0.8089 modelled data compare
- 143 Singapore 0.8 modelled data compare
More education data for Botswana
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Botswana?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Botswana was 0.819 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8409 modelled data in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.619 modelled data in 2001.
- How does Botswana rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Botswana ranks 140th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release