Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Botswana
Botswana: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1 GPIA in 2008. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Botswana, 1998–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 1 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Botswana peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Botswana 129th out of 183 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Botswana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.15 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.11 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.17 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.12 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.11 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 9 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 126 Canada 1.01 GPIA
- 127 Mauritania 1 GPIA compare
- 128 Côte d'Ivoire 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Antigua and Barbuda 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Bahamas 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Barbados 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Dominica 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Grenada 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Guyana 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Jamaica 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Kiribati 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Saint Lucia 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Marshall Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Malawi 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Namibia 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Naoero 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Peru 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Palau 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Singapore 1 GPIA
- 129 Solomon Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Samoa 1 GPIA compare
- 129 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Botswana?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Botswana was 1 GPIA 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 1.17 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Botswana rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Botswana ranks 129th out of 183 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 down 13.0%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general 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