Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Botswana
Botswana: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Botswana, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Botswana stood at 5.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.1% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Botswana peaked at 14.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1999.
That places Botswana 110th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +37.9% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +56.9% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +80.0% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -25.7% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +17.6% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -55.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 8.1% | 14.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 5.3% | 11.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,313 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,309 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 32,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 20,213 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % 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 5.3% 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 14.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1999.
- How does Botswana rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Botswana ranks 110th out of 124 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 34.7%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release