Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … male in Botswana
Botswana: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … male was 10.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10.7%
Change on year
down 66.0%
World rank
119th
of 122 countries
All-time high
32.5%
in 2021
All-time low
10.7%
in 2024
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Botswana, 2020–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Botswana is 10.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.0% on the previous year and down 63.3% over five years.
Botswana ranks 119th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering … male in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 29.2% | — |
| 2021 | 32.5% | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | -66.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 10.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.5%, 31% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 10.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.1%, 43% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.56 (2014)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.46 (2022)
- 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)
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 10.7% 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 32.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Botswana ranks 119th out of 122 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release