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 9.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Botswana, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Botswana stood at 9.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Botswana peaked at 12.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2008.
Botswana ranks 81st of 206 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.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +23.7% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | -8.3% |
| 2025 | 9.5% | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.3% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 5.3% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 9.5% | 12.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 9.5% 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 12.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2008.
- How does Botswana rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Botswana ranks 81st out of 206 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 11.2%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release