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 10.5% 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 10.5%.
The figure is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Botswana peaked at 13.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2011.
Botswana ranks 80th 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 | 11.0% | — |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +24.2% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +20.7% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | -8.3% |
| 2025 | 10.5% | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.2% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 6.0% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 10.5% | 13.5% | 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 10.5% 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 13.9% 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 6.0% in 2011.
- How does Botswana rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Botswana ranks 80th 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 10.3%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release