Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Botswana
Botswana: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted was 1.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.1%
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
21st
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2017
All-time low
0.3%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Botswana, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Botswana stood at 1.1%.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Botswana ranks 21st of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Botswana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.6% | — |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -77.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +220.1% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +28.3% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -8.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 18 United Arab Emirates 1.2% compare
- 19 Australia 1.2% compare
- 20 Kyrgyzstan 1.2% compare
- 22 El Salvador 1.1% compare
- 23 Cambodia 1.1%
- 24 Cameroon 1.0% compare
More education data for Botswana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.56 (2014)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.46 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,284 (2021)
- 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)
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 1.1% 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 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Botswana ranks 21st out of 111 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 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Services 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