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. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 38.9% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Botswana peaked at 1.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 111th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Botswana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.1% | — |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +46.9% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -38.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 108 Eritrea 1.1% compare
- 109 Madagascar 1.1% compare
- 110 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.0% compare
- 112 Seychelles 0.9% compare
- 113 Rwanda 0.9% compare
- 114 Burkina Faso 0.8% compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 109.27 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
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 1.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Botswana ranks 111th out of 121 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 down 12.1%. 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 Education 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