Education in Botswana 792 indicators covering education for Botswana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Primary education, teachers 74.1% 2022 down 1.1% 120th Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 1,589 number 2014 up 7.9% 139th Repeaters, primary, total 5.3% 2014 up 15.5% 60th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 11.0% 2014 down 3.1% 41st Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 3,105 number 2019 up 45.0% 122nd 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 children who are not in pre-primary school 44.1% 2022 down 39.5% 34th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.9947 GPI 2006 down 2.0% 127th 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 Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.917 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 4.7% 112th Repeaters, primary, female 4.3% 2014 up 22.8% 59th Repeaters, primary, male 6.3% 2014 up 10.3% 57th Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 98.2% 2014 up 1.0% 75th Teachers in pre-primary education, female 1,561 number 2014 up 8.9% 134th School enrollment, secondary, private 4.3% 2021 up 42.7% 144th School enrollment, primary 87.7% 2014 down 0.9% 134th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 10.5% 2014 down 7.6% 50th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 11.6% 2014 up 1.3% 41st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 73.8% 2008 down 0.2% 106th Trained teachers in primary education 99.9% 2022 up 0.9% 41st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 2 years 2020 unchanged 156th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 1,334 number 2019 — 104th Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2014 up 1.1% 53rd Share of primary school teachers who are women 74.1% 2022 down 1.1% 126th Share of students studying abroad 5.1% 2023 down 25.5% 97th Enrolment in primary education, female 168,387 number 2015 up 3.8% 121st Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 9.0% 2014 up 21.1% 32nd 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 1.03 GPI 2012 down 5.3% 49th Over-age students, primary, male 15.1% 2014 down 27.1% 39th Over-age students, primary, female 11.5% 2014 down 40.9% 47th Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2022 down 2.6% 74th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 20,806 number 2019 up 1.5% 111th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 21,260 number 2019 up 3.4% 112th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sex 42,066 number 2019 up 2.5% 112th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 8.1% 2014 up 58.4% 36th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.989 GPI 2006 down 1.6% 125th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 75.6% 2006 up 8.4% 100th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 74.7% 2006 up 6.7% 104th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 96.3% 2015 up 2.0% 103rd Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 94.5% 2013 up 4.2% 103rd Progression to secondary school 97.5% 2012 down 0.3% 81st Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 7.5% 2014 up 41.3% 36th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 97.8% 2015 up 0.8% 94th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 94.8% 2015 up 3.3% 106th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2015 down 2.4% 47th 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 ← Previous Page 3 of 14 Next →