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 8.6% 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 8.6%.
That represents a change of down 14.9% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Botswana peaked at 11.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2007.
That places Botswana 81st out of 206 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.1% | — |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +24.6% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -8.2% |
| 2025 | 8.6% | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.4% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 4.6% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 8.6% | 11.1% | 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 8.6% 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 11.6% 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 4.4% in 2007.
- 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 11.3%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release