Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Botswana
Botswana: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1 GPIA in 2008. ▬ Flat
Latest (2008)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
148th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.1 GPIA
in 1978
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 2008
Years of data
36
1970–2008
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Botswana, 1970–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 1 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Botswana peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Botswana 148th out of 211 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Botswana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.1 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 1.06 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 9 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 145 Congo 1 GPIA compare
- 146 Mauritania 1 GPIA compare
- 147 Papua New Guinea 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Bahamas 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Barbados 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Dominica 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Western Sahara 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Grenada 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Guam 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Guyana 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Jamaica 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Kiribati 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Marshall Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Malawi 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Namibia 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Nigeria 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Naoero 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Palau 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Solomon Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Sierra Leone 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Somalia 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Turkmenistan 1 GPIA
- 148 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 148 United States of America 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 GPIA compare
- 148 United States Virgin Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Samoa 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Zambia 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Zimbabwe 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Botswana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,622 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 109.27 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Botswana?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Botswana was 1 GPIA in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Botswana rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Botswana ranks 148th out of 211 countries with data for 2008.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release