Education in Botswana 136 indicators covering education for Botswana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 96.3% 2012 up 7.8% 50th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 139 2024 down 34.7% 108th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 147 2024 down 15.5% 109th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 226 2024 down 3.0% 111th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 448 2024 down 9.7% 105th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 93.9% 2014 down 12.6% 153rd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 101.3% 2014 down 11.0% 95th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.3% 2100 down 26.9% 111th Number of adults with no formal education by region 8,700 people 2100 down 30.4% 124th Population by level of education 1.48 million people 2100 up 4.1% 130th Repeaters, primary, female 4.3% 2014 up 22.8% 59th Repeaters, primary, male 6.3% 2014 up 10.3% 57th School enrollment, secondary, private 4.3% 2021 up 42.7% 144th School enrollment, primary 87.7% 2014 down 0.9% 134th Trained teachers in primary education 99.9% 2022 up 0.9% 41st Over-age students, primary 13.3% 2014 down 33.6% 47th Secondary education, teachers 55.8% 2021 up 11.0% 119th School enrollment, primary, female 88.1% 2014 down 0.4% 108th School enrollment, primary, male 87.2% 2014 down 1.3% 117th Over-age students, primary, male 15.1% 2014 down 27.1% 39th Over-age students, primary, female 11.5% 2014 down 40.9% 47th Progression to secondary school 97.5% 2012 down 0.3% 81st Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 88.3% 2012 up 0.8% 140th Trained teachers in primary education, female 99.9% 2022 up 0.7% 41st Trained teachers in primary education, male 99.8% 2022 up 1.6% 41st Primary education, pupils 48.9% 2015 down 0.9% 61st Tertiary education, academic staff 41.5% 2023 up 12.1% 91st Persistence to grade 5, female 97.5% 2012 up 6.2% 45th Persistence to grade 5, male 95.2% 2012 up 9.4% 58th School enrollment, secondary 59.8% 2003 up 36.5% 116th Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th Progression to secondary school, male 97.4% 2012 down 2.6% 79th School enrollment, secondary, female 63.8% 2003 up 38.2% 110th School enrollment, secondary, male 55.8% 2003 up 35.0% 117th Progression to secondary school, female 97.6% 2012 up 2.0% 79th Expenditure on tertiary education 41.5% 2009 — 5th Children out of school, primary 1,869 2022 down 93.4% 150th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 89.3% 2012 up 0.1% 115th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 87.3% 2012 up 1.5% 124th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 23.71 2015 down 7.2% 76th Expenditure on secondary education 32.7% 2009 — 81st Expenditure on primary education 17.8% 2009 — 141st Secondary education, pupils 51.9% 2008 up 0.1% 17th Children out of school, primary, female 18,800 2014 up 12.3% 80th Children out of school, primary, male 20,817 2014 up 17.2% 77th Trained teachers in preprimary education 92.2% 2022 up 68.8% 50th Trained teachers in secondary education 99.1% 2007 up 21.2% 33rd Adolescents out of school 9.2% 2022 up 19.6% 70th Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 92.4% 2022 up 69.1% 52nd Trained teachers in secondary education, female 99.1% 2007 up 25.7% 32nd Trained teachers in secondary education, male 99.1% 2007 up 17.7% 32nd Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 13.82 2007 down 19.0% 102nd Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 19.35 2014 up 27.3% 71st Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 85.0% 2022 up 55.8% 53rd Adolescents out of school, female 8.8% 2022 up 46.7% 65th Adolescents out of school, male 9.5% 2022 up 2.4% 71st Net intake rate in grade 1 42.3% 2014 up 62.8% 109th Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 18.25 2017 down 16.2% 69th Net intake rate in grade 1, female 42.8% 2014 up 55.3% 105th Net intake rate in grade 1, male 41.9% 2014 up 71.1% 107th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →