Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Botswana
Botswana: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 89.1% in 2024. β¬ Flat
Latest (2024)
89.1%
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
8th
of 124 countries
All-time high
91.6%
in 2001
All-time low
78.3%
in 1999
Years of data
8
1999β2024
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Botswana, 1999β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Botswana stood at 89.1%.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 9.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Botswana peaked at 91.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 78.3%, in 1999.
Botswana ranks 8th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.3% | 78.3% | 78.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 86.2% | 91.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 80.3% | 89.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 5 Mozambique, Republic of 90.4% compare
- 6 Namibia 89.7% compare
- 7 Cyprus 89.2% compare
- 9 Bangladesh 88.9% compare
- 10 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 88.8% compare
- 11 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 88.0% compare
More education data for Botswana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,622 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Botswana?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Botswana was 89.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.3% in 1999.
- How does Botswana rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Botswana ranks 8th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release