Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Botswana
Botswana: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 32.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Botswana, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Botswana stood at 32.1%.
That represents a change of up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Botswana peaked at 33.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2010.
Botswana ranks 60th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.2% | — |
| 2001 | 21.8% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 20.5% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 33.2% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 33.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 32.1% | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 32.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 14.9% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 14.6% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 30.3% | 33.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 57 Pakistan 34.5% compare
- 58 British Virgin Islands 33.7% compare
- 59 Paraguay 33.2% compare
- 61 Dominican Republic 31.9% compare
- 61 Vanuatu 31.9% compare
- 63 Trinidad and Tobago 31.7% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Botswana?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Botswana was 32.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2010.
- How does Botswana rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Botswana ranks 60th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release