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Start of the academic school year in Botswana

Botswana: Start of the academic school year was 2,022 tertiary education in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
2,022 tertiary education
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
113th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2,022 tertiary education
in 2023
All-time low
1,969 tertiary education
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2023

Start of the academic school year in Botswana, 1970–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k197019962023

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 2,022 tertiary education for start of the academic school year in 2023. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, start of the academic school year in Botswana peaked at 2,022 tertiary education in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,969 tertiary education, in 1970.

Botswana ranks 113th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Start of the academic school year in Botswana, year by year

Year tertiary education Change
1970 1,969 tertiary education —
1971 1,970 tertiary education +0.1%
1972 1,971 tertiary education +0.1%
1973 1,972 tertiary education +0.1%
1974 1,973 tertiary education +0.1%
1975 1,974 tertiary education +0.1%
1976 1,975 tertiary education +0.1%
1977 1,976 tertiary education +0.1%
1978 1,977 tertiary education +0.1%
1979 1,978 tertiary education +0.1%
1980 1,979 tertiary education +0.1%
1981 1,980 tertiary education +0.1%
1982 1,981 tertiary education +0.1%
1983 1,982 tertiary education +0.1%
1984 1,983 tertiary education +0.1%
1985 1,984 tertiary education +0.1%
1986 1,985 tertiary education +0.1%
1987 1,986 tertiary education +0.1%
1988 1,987 tertiary education +0.1%
1989 1,988 tertiary education +0.1%
1990 1,989 tertiary education +0.1%
1991 1,990 tertiary education +0.1%
1992 1,991 tertiary education +0.1%
1993 1,992 tertiary education +0.1%
1994 1,993 tertiary education +0.1%
1995 1,994 tertiary education +0.1%
1996 1,995 tertiary education +0.1%
1997 1,996 tertiary education +0.1%
1998 1,997 tertiary education +0.1%
1999 1,998 tertiary education +0.1%
2000 1,999 tertiary education +0.1%
2001 2,000 tertiary education +0.1%
2002 2,001 tertiary education +0.1%
2003 2,002 tertiary education +0.0%
2004 2,003 tertiary education +0.0%
2005 2,004 tertiary education +0.0%
2006 2,005 tertiary education +0.0%
2007 2,006 tertiary education +0.0%
2008 2,007 tertiary education +0.0%
2009 2,008 tertiary education +0.0%
2010 2,009 tertiary education +0.0%
2011 2,010 tertiary education +0.0%
2012 2,011 tertiary education +0.0%
2014 2,013 tertiary education +0.1%
2015 2,014 tertiary education +0.0%
2016 2,015 tertiary education +0.0%
2017 2,016 tertiary education +0.0%
2019 2,018 tertiary education +0.1%
2020 2,019 tertiary education +0.0%
2021 2,020 tertiary education +0.0%
2022 2,021 tertiary education +0.0%
2023 2,022 tertiary education +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,974 tertiary education 1,969 tertiary education 1,978 tertiary education 10
1980s 1,984 tertiary education 1,979 tertiary education 1,988 tertiary education 10
1990s 1,994 tertiary education 1,989 tertiary education 1,998 tertiary education 10
2000s 2,004 tertiary education 1,999 tertiary education 2,008 tertiary education 10
2010s 2,013 tertiary education 2,009 tertiary education 2,018 tertiary education 8
2020s 2,020 tertiary education 2,019 tertiary education 2,022 tertiary education 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 113 Belgium 2,022 tertiary education compare
  2. 113 Bermuda 2,022 tertiary education compare
  3. 113 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2,022 tertiary education compare
  4. 113 Canada 2,022 tertiary education compare
  5. 113 Congo 2,022 tertiary education compare
  6. 113 Colombia 2,022 tertiary education compare
  7. 113 Czechia 2,022 tertiary education compare
  8. 113 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,022 tertiary education compare
  9. 113 Guinea 2,022 tertiary education compare
  10. 113 Greece 2,022 tertiary education compare
  11. 113 Grenada 2,022 tertiary education compare
  12. 113 Croatia 2,022 tertiary education compare
  13. 113 Iceland 2,022 tertiary education compare
  14. 113 Italy 2,022 tertiary education compare
  15. 113 Japan 2,022 tertiary education compare
  16. 113 Lebanon 2,022 tertiary education compare
  17. 113 Saint Lucia 2,022 tertiary education compare
  18. 113 Madagascar 2,022 tertiary education compare
  19. 113 North Macedonia 2,022 tertiary education compare
  20. 113 Malta 2,022 tertiary education compare
  21. 113 Montenegro 2,022 tertiary education compare
  22. 113 Mozambique 2,022 tertiary education compare
  23. 113 Namibia 2,022 tertiary education compare
  24. 113 Netherlands 2,022 tertiary education compare
  25. 113 Panama 2,022 tertiary education compare
  26. 113 Papua New Guinea 2,022 tertiary education compare
  27. 113 Puerto Rico 2,022 tertiary education compare
  28. 113 Portugal 2,022 tertiary education compare
  29. 113 Paraguay 2,022 tertiary education compare
  30. 113 Romania 2,022 tertiary education compare
  31. 113 Slovenia 2,022 tertiary education compare
  32. 113 Sint Maarten 2,022 tertiary education compare
  33. 113 Turks and Caicos Islands 2,022 tertiary education compare
  34. 113 Trinidad and Tobago 2,022 tertiary education compare
  35. 113 Tunisia 2,022 tertiary education compare
  36. 113 Türkiye 2,022 tertiary education compare
  37. 113 United States of America 2,022 tertiary education compare
  38. 113 Zambia 2,022 tertiary education compare
  39. 113 Zimbabwe 2,022 tertiary education compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is start of the academic school year in Botswana?
Start of the academic school year in Botswana was 2,022 tertiary education in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 2,022 tertiary education in 2023.
What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 1,969 tertiary education in 1970.
How does Botswana rank for start of the academic school year?
Botswana ranks 113th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education)
Unit
tertiary education
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
211 places, 11,132 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release