Share of students from abroad in Botswana
Botswana: Share of students from abroad was 3.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of students from abroad in Botswana, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of students from abroad in Botswana is 3.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students from abroad in Botswana peaked at 4.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2015.
That places Botswana 77th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 4.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 16,622 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.7 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students from abroad in Botswana?
- Share of students from abroad in Botswana was 3.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students from abroad recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of students from abroad recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2015.
- How does Botswana rank for share of students from abroad?
- Botswana ranks 77th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of students from abroad rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students from abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International students as a share of the country's overall tertiary enrollment. International students are those who move from their home countries for education, identified based on their past education, residence, or distinct immigration regulations.