Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Botswana
Botswana: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 12.6% in 2007. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Botswana, 1998–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 12.6% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2007. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.3% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Botswana peaked at 18.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2007.
Botswana ranks 96th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18.8% | — |
| 1999 | 15.9% | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 17.1% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.3% | 15.9% | 18.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 12.6% | 17.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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 12.6% in 2007, 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 18.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2007.
- How does Botswana rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Botswana ranks 96th out of 168 countries with data for 2007.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release