Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Botswana
Botswana: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 100.0% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Latest (2008)
100.0%
Change on year
up 20.5%
World rank
1st
of 190 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2008
All-time low
75.1%
in 1998
Years of data
11
1998–2008
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Botswana, 1998–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2008, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Botswana stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.5% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Botswana peaked at 100.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 1998.
Botswana ranks 1st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 75.1% | — |
| 1999 | 78.1% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 77.6% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 77.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 78.6% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 76.5% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 76.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 78.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +20.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 80.4%, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91.3%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.6% | 75.1% | 78.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.7% | 76.2% | 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Botswana?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Botswana was 100.0% in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 1998.
- How does Botswana rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Botswana ranks 1st out of 190 countries with data for 2008.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release