Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Botswana
Botswana: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Botswana, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 1.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 130.8% on the previous year and up 183.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Botswana peaked at 1.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2011.
Botswana ranks 30th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Botswana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.3% | — |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +286.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -47.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -50.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +34.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +130.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Botswana?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Botswana was 1.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2011.
- How does Botswana rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Botswana ranks 30th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.8%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release