Share of all students in secondary … secondary both sexes general in Botswana
Botswana: Share of all students in secondary … secondary both sexes general was 100.0% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Latest (2008)
100.0%
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
1st
of 219 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2008
All-time low
75.1%
in 1970
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 %.
Analysis
In 2008, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Botswana stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Botswana peaked at 100.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 1st of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary … secondary both sexes general in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75.1% | — |
| 1971 | 76.3% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 77.3% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 82.4% | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 84.2% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 84.7% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 86.0% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 86.6% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 84.8% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 85.7% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 87.4% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 89.0% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 88.6% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 90.6% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 91.7% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 91.3% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 91.6% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 92.1% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 94.8% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 94.4% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 94.4% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 92.8% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 93.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 93.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 93.3% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 93.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 93.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 92.6% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 94.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +6.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.8%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.3% | 75.1% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.7% | 87.4% | 91.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 93.8% | 92.1% | 94.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 93.9% | 92.5% | 100.0% | 9 |
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More education data for Botswana
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1564 units per person (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 100.0% 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 100.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Botswana ranks 1st out of 219 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 up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release