Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Botswana
Botswana: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female 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 97th of 161 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 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Botswana
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 109.27 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (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 97th out of 161 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