Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Botswana
Botswana: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 3.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.1%
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
110th
of 123 countries
All-time high
8.0%
in 2020
All-time low
2.5%
in 2021
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Botswana, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Botswana stood at 3.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
That places Botswana 110th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.2% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +108.5% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -68.5% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +38.6% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 2.5% | 8.0% | 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 arts in Botswana?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Botswana was 3.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2021.
- How does Botswana rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Botswana ranks 110th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Arts and Humanities programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release