Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Botswana
Botswana: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.1%
Change on year
up 27.8%
World rank
98th
of 117 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2017
All-time low
0.9%
in 2023
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
Botswana recorded 1.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is up 27.8% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
That places Botswana 98th out of 117 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.5% | — |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -22.5% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -20.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -27.2% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +27.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 95 Viet Nam 1.1%
- 96 Burkina Faso 1.1% compare
- 97 El Salvador 1.1% compare
- 99 Namibia 1.1% compare
- 100 Ghana 1.1% compare
- 101 Madagascar 1.0% 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 1.1% 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 1.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Botswana ranks 98th out of 117 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 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information 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