Education in Botswana 792 indicators covering education for Botswana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Population ages 15-64 64.0% 2025 up 3.0% 120th Population ages 0-14 32.0% 2025 down 7.0% 60th Lower secondary school starting age 13 years 2025 unchanged 5th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd School enrollment, primary 109.3% 2022 up 1.7% 40th Primary education, teachers 16,622 2022 up 15.2% 126th Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.7 live births per woman 2024 down 10.7% 68th School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% 2022 up 1.8% 39th School enrollment, primary, male 110.3% 2022 up 1.7% 43rd Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 2.73 live births per woman 2023 down 10.3% 68th Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 2.73 live births per woman 2023 down 10.3% 68th Labor force, total 1.20 million 2025 up 33.3% 142nd Labor force, female 46.7% 2025 up 1.7% 72nd Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates 109.3% 2022 up 1.7% 43rd Share of children who have completed primary school 99.0% 2025 up 3.3% 57th 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 Official entrance age to upper secondary education 16 years 2020 unchanged 12th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 27,370 number 2020 up 15.1% 135th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 26,773 number 2020 up 15.1% 134th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sex 54,143 number 2020 up 15.1% 135th School age population, tertiary education, male 102,062 number 2019 up 1.2% 140th School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 202,724 number 2019 up 0.3% 138th School age population, tertiary education, female 100,662 number 2019 down 0.7% 137th School age population, upper secondary education, male 46,178 number 2020 up 9.0% 142nd School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 91,294 number 2020 up 8.3% 142nd School age population, upper secondary education, female 45,116 number 2020 up 7.6% 143rd School age population, secondary education, male 118,403 number 2020 up 12.3% 142nd School age population, secondary education, both sexes 234,108 number 2020 up 11.6% 141st School age population, secondary education, female 115,705 number 2020 up 11.0% 140th School age population, lower secondary education, male 72,225 number 2020 up 14.5% 139th School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 142,814 number 2020 up 13.9% 137th School age population, lower secondary education, female 70,589 number 2020 up 13.3% 137th School age population, primary education, male 183,595 number 2020 up 17.4% 123rd School age population, primary education, both sexes 363,218 number 2020 up 17.1% 122nd School age population, primary education, female 179,623 number 2020 up 16.9% 122nd School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 49,204 number 2020 up 17.7% 133rd School age population, last grade of primary education, female 24,330 number 2020 up 17.1% 132nd School age population, pre-primary education, male 82,632 number 2019 up 12.4% 128th School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 163,490 number 2019 up 12.7% 127th School age population, pre-primary education, female 80,858 number 2019 up 13.0% 127th Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 6.9% 2021 up 13.6% 135th Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 11.43 years 2023 down 1.6% 149th 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, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.39 GPI 2024 up 16.3% 35th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.11 GPI 2021 up 1.8% 21st Secondary education, teachers, female 8,532 2021 up 31.5% 120th Page 1 of 14 Next →