Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Botswana
Botswana: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) was 91.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Botswana, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Botswana is 91.2%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Botswana peaked at 99.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 1972.
Botswana ranks 98th of 163 countries on this measure, 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, female (%) (enrolment) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 45.6% | — |
| 1972 | 43.7% | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 60.6% | +38.6% |
| 1974 | 58.8% | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 58.1% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 56.8% | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 59.5% | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 61.8% | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 66.3% | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 69.0% | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 51.5% | -25.3% |
| 1984 | 69.5% | +34.8% |
| 1985 | 71.6% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 65.7% | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 91.3% | +38.9% |
| 1990 | 90.9% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 99.5% | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 92.3% | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 91.9% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 89.9% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 94.8% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 91.9% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 92.8% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 95.6% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 93.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 83.6% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 91.2% | +9.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 91.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.1%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 91.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71.3%, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +38.6% | 43.7% | 60.6% |
| 1989 | +38.9% | 65.7% | 91.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.8% | 43.7% | 66.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 69.8% | 51.5% | 91.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 93.5% | 89.9% | 99.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 93.4% | 91.9% | 95.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 83.6% | 94.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 91.2% | 91.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.56 (2014)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.46 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,284 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,590 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,760 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,779 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 175,513 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 381,674 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Botswana?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Botswana was 91.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 1972.
- How does Botswana rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Botswana ranks 98th out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release