Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) in Botswana
Botswana: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) was 90.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Botswana, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Botswana stood at 90.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Botswana peaked at 93.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 1981.
That places Botswana 92nd out of 163 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, male (%) (enrolment male) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 42.8% | — |
| 1972 | 40.3% | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 50.0% | +24.2% |
| 1974 | 46.4% | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 43.3% | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 41.5% | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 43.0% | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 44.2% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 50.1% | +13.4% |
| 1980 | 53.7% | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 39.7% | -26.1% |
| 1984 | 59.5% | +49.9% |
| 1985 | 62.6% | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 60.1% | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 81.0% | +34.8% |
| 1990 | 79.3% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 88.1% | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 82.6% | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 85.5% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 86.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 89.3% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 92.2% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 89.2% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 90.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 93.2% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 90.7% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 90.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.1%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 90.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.0%, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +49.9% | 39.7% | 59.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.6% | 40.3% | 50.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 59.4% | 39.7% | 81.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 86.1% | 79.3% | 92.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 89.2% | 93.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 90.5% | 91.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 90.5% | 90.5% | 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, male in Botswana?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Botswana was 90.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 1981.
- How does Botswana rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Botswana ranks 92nd out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release