Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Botswana
Botswana: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 90.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Botswana, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Botswana stood at 90.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Botswana peaked at 94.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 1972.
That places Botswana 110th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 44.3% | — |
| 1972 | 42.1% | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 55.4% | +31.7% |
| 1974 | 52.7% | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 50.8% | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 49.3% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 51.4% | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 53.2% | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 58.4% | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 61.6% | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 45.8% | -25.7% |
| 1984 | 64.6% | +41.1% |
| 1985 | 67.2% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 62.9% | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 86.2% | +36.9% |
| 1990 | 85.2% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 93.8% | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 87.5% | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 88.7% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 88.0% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 92.1% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 93.6% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 90.6% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 91.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 94.4% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 92.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 87.1% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.8% | 42.1% | 58.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 64.7% | 45.8% | 86.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 89.8% | 85.2% | 93.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 92.2% | 90.6% | 94.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 87.1% | 92.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 90.8% | 90.8% | 1 |
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More education data for Botswana
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Botswana?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Botswana was 90.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 1972.
- How does Botswana rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Botswana ranks 110th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release