School completion in Botswana
Botswana: School completion was 99.02 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.02
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
57th
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.02
in 2025
All-time low
55.88
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Botswana, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school completion in Botswana is 99.02, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Botswana peaked at 99.02 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 55.88, in 1981.
That places Botswana 57th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 55.88 | — |
| 1982 | 57.34 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 59.13 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 61.15 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 63.22 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 65.14 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 67.05 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 68.89 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 70.76 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 72.59 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 74.24 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 75.64 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 76.86 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 77.86 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 78.77 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 79.68 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 80.56 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 81.39 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 82.04 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 82.44 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 82.67 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 82.85 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 83.09 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 83.45 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 83.96 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 84.69 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 85.68 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 87.02 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 88.59 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 90.28 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 91.88 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 93.23 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 94.29 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 95.16 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 95.89 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 96.49 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 96.96 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 97.36 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 97.69 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 98.01 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.28 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.49 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.69 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.88 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 99.02 | +0.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 99.02 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.69, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 99.02 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.16, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.17 | 55.88 | 70.76 | 9 |
| 1990s | 77.96 | 72.59 | 82.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.44 | 82.44 | 88.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.92 | 90.28 | 97.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.56 | 98.01 | 99.02 | 6 |
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 school completion in Botswana?
- School completion in Botswana was 99.02 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.02 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.88 in 1981.
- How does Botswana rank for school completion?
- Botswana ranks 57th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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