Education in Botswana 792 indicators covering education for Botswana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Trained teachers in primary education, male 99.8% 2022 up 1.6% 41st Government spending on education as a share of GDP 8.1% 2020 down 18.0% 8th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 58.7% 2008 up 13.3% 128th Primary education, pupils 48.9% 2015 down 0.9% 61st Inequality in education 0.2328 2023 unchanged 59th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 7.4% 2014 down 18.1% 41st Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 62.9% 2008 up 23.5% 126th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 54.5% 2008 up 3.5% 128th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.15 GPI 2008 up 19.4% 30th Tertiary education, academic staff 41.5% 2023 up 12.1% 91st Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 9.0% 2014 up 21.1% 27th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 8.9% 2014 up 21.0% 38th 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational pr 5.7% 2007 down 12.6% 118th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocatio 17.0% 2007 down 31.6% 91st Progression to secondary school, male 97.4% 2012 down 2.6% 79th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 50,846 number 2019 up 6.2% 131st 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 Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa 2,548 number 2018 down 66.0% 157th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both 1.6% 2003 down 85.9% 110th Children out of school, primary 1,869 2022 down 93.4% 150th Enrolment in secondary education, female 87,309 number 2008 up 9.8% 132nd Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 123 number 2019 up 136.5% 121st 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 Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 8.3% 2014 up 133.6% 29th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 8.0% 2014 up 20.4% 39th Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 19 years 2019 unchanged 6th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 40 number 2019 up 166.7% 121st Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 23.71 2015 down 7.2% 76th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, fema 1.0% 2000 down 92.4% 117th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 5.3% 2000 down 76.7% 75th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 7.7% 2014 up 108.9% 27th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 7.4% 2014 up 7.4% 38th Population, age 0, female 22,867 2015 up 7.2% 136th Population, age 0, total 46,192 2015 up 7.3% 136th Population, age 1, female 22,886 2015 up 7.1% 136th Population, age 1, total 46,200 2015 up 7.2% 136th Population, age 2, female 22,837 2015 up 6.7% 136th Population, age 2, total 46,076 2015 up 6.7% 136th Population, age 3, female 22,730 2015 up 6.0% 136th Population, age 3, total 45,839 2015 up 6.0% 136th Population, age 4, female 22,576 2015 up 5.1% 136th Population, age 4, total 45,512 2015 up 5.1% 136th Population, age 5, female 22,385 2015 up 4.0% 136th Population, age 5, total 45,114 2015 up 4.0% 136th Population, age 6, female 22,167 2015 up 2.8% 136th Population, age 6, total 44,666 2015 up 2.7% 136th Population, age 7, female 21,936 2015 up 1.5% 136th Population, age 7, total 44,192 2015 up 1.4% 136th Population, age 8, female 21,699 2015 up 0.2% 135th Population, age 8, total 43,709 2015 up 0.1% 136th Population, age 9, female 21,469 2015 down 1.1% 135th Population, age 9, total 43,242 2015 down 1.1% 136th ← Previous Page 4 of 14 Next →