Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Botswana
Botswana: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 1.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.0%
Change on year
up 192.4%
World rank
2nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2024
All-time low
0.4%
in 2021
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 GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Botswana is 1.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 192.4% on the previous year and up 147.8% over five years.
That places Botswana 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Botswana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.4% | — |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -15.6% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +192.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 2.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 1 Liechtenstein 1.5%
- 3 Burkina Faso 0.8% compare
- 4 United Arab Emirates 0.8% compare
- 5 India 0.7%
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 1.0% 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 1.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
- How does Botswana rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Botswana ranks 2nd out of 120 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release