Education spending in Botswana
Government spending on education in Botswana was equal to 8.1% of GDP in 2020.
The latest value for Botswana is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Botswana, 2020
8.1%
Change from 2019
−0.3percentage points
World, 2020
4.3%
Education spending in Botswana over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Botswana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3.6% |
| 2022 | – | 3.9% |
| 2021 | – | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | – | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | – | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 8.4% in 2019.
- Since 2009, when it was 9.8%, the figure has changed by −1.8 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2020 was 4.3%.
More for Botswana
All statistics for Botswana
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
21.4%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
109.3%
2022 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
38.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
96.6%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
92.0%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
54.3%
2023 · UNESCO UIS