Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Botswana
Botswana: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female was 6.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
6.1%
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
20th
of 122 countries
All-time high
10.0%
in 2017
All-time low
0.8%
in 2021
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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Botswana stood at 6.1%.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
That places Botswana 20th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.0% | — |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -85.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -22.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -28.5% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +311.1% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +96.5% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | -3.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 6.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 6.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.9%, 3.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.7% | 1.4% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 0.8% | 6.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 6.1% 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 10.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- How does Botswana rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Botswana ranks 20th out of 122 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 39.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release