Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Botswana
Botswana: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
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 1.4%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 71.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Botswana peaked at 7.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2024.
That places Botswana 114th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -24.7% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +173.5% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +59.8% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -79.0% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 1.4% | 7.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 111 Cuba 2.0% compare
- 112 Bangladesh 1.8% compare
- 113 Italy 1.6% compare
- 115 Mozambique 1.3% compare
- 116 Puerto Rico 0.9% compare
- 117 Burkina Faso 0.9% compare
More education data for Botswana
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 175,513 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.66 % change on previous year (2008)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,622 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 16.13 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 91,418 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.16 % change on previous year (2008)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84,095 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -7.23 % change on previous year (2008)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 41,539 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 15.55 % change on previous year (2014)
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 1.4% 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 7.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Botswana ranks 114th out of 123 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 tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release