Education in Botswana 136 indicators covering education for Botswana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 64.0% 2025 up 3.0% 120th Population ages 0-14 32.0% 2025 down 7.0% 60th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 13 years 2025 unchanged 5th School enrollment, primary 109.3% 2022 up 1.7% 40th Primary education, teachers 16,622 2022 up 15.2% 126th School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% 2022 up 1.8% 39th School enrollment, primary, male 110.3% 2022 up 1.7% 43rd Labor force, total 1.20 million 2025 up 33.3% 142nd Labor force, female 46.7% 2025 up 1.7% 72nd School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9816 GPI 2021 up 0.5% 121st School enrollment, secondary 70.6% 2021 down 9.2% 151st Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 9.1 per 1,000 2024 down 18.8% 45th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 4.6 per 1,000 2024 down 13.2% 64th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 3 per 1,000 2024 down 21.1% 46th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 2.6 per 1,000 2024 down 39.5% 53rd Secondary education, teachers 15,284 2021 up 18.5% 129th School enrollment, secondary, female 74.1% 2021 down 8.6% 149th School enrollment, secondary, male 67.2% 2021 down 9.8% 155th School enrollment, tertiary 21.4% 2024 down 13.8% 129th School enrollment, primary, private 6.9% 2021 up 13.6% 129th School enrollment, preprimary 21.4% 2015 up 34.5% 168th School enrollment, tertiary, male 16.2% 2024 down 26.7% 135th School enrollment, tertiary, female 26.6% 2024 down 3.4% 125th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.11 GPI 2021 up 1.8% 21st School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.39 GPI 2024 up 16.3% 35th Secondary education, teachers, female 8,532 2021 up 31.5% 120th Primary completion rate, female 103.5% 2022 down 0.9% 24th Primary completion rate, male 99.6% 2022 down 1.3% 44th Government expenditure on education, total 8.1% 2020 down 18.0% 8th Secondary education, general pupils 169,489 2015 up 5.9% 135th Lower secondary completion rate, total 91.4% 2022 down 3.9% 86th School enrollment, preprimary, female 21.8% 2015 up 36.7% 166th School enrollment, preprimary, male 21.1% 2015 up 32.3% 166th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 94.0% 2012 up 11.9% 81st Government expenditure on education, total 21.5% 2020 down 8.9% 11th Secondary education, general pupils 51.5% 2015 down 0.5% 43rd Lower secondary completion rate, female 93.4% 2022 down 3.0% 80th Lower secondary completion rate, male 89.5% 2022 down 4.9% 86th Children out of school 0.5% 2022 down 94.1% 168th Secondary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 183rd Primary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 3rd Primary education, pupils 381,674 2022 up 13.7% 121st Secondary education, pupils 175,513 2021 up 4.3% 137th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 95.4% 2012 up 9.0% 68th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 92.7% 2012 up 15.0% 77th Secondary education, vocational pupils 10,094 2007 up 1.6% 125th Number of under-five deaths, male 1,142 2024 down 27.7% 93rd Number of under-five deaths, female 890 2024 down 28.6% 94th Number of infant deaths, male 1,101 2024 down 26.3% 91st Number of infant deaths, female 858 2024 down 27.0% 91st Children out of school, female 11.4% 2014 up 0.6% 51st Children out of school, male 12.4% 2014 up 4.9% 45th Secondary education, vocational pupils 37.5% 2007 up 0.5% 129th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 97.6% 2014 down 11.8% 134th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 24.5% 2025 up 29.4% 4th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 27.9% 2025 up 29.0% 8th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 21.5% 2025 up 29.2% 4th Primary education, teachers 74.1% 2022 down 1.1% 120th Repeaters, primary, total 5.3% 2014 up 15.5% 60th Page 1 of 3 Next →