Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Botswana
Botswana: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 10.9% in 2024. β² Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Botswana, 1999β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 10.9% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2024.
That represents a change of down 39.7% on the previous year and down 40.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Botswana peaked at 21.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2001.
That places Botswana 116th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.7% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 8.2% | 13.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 10.9% | 19.7% | 5 |
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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 science, technology, engineering and in Botswana?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Botswana was 10.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2001.
- How does Botswana rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Botswana ranks 116th 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release