Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Botswana

Gross secondary school enrolment in Botswana was 70.6% in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest since 1995.

Measure: Secondary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official secondary school-age population Data: 1970 to 2021 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Botswana is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Botswana, 2021 70.6% % of the official secondary school-age population
Change from 2008 −7.2percentage points 2008: 77.8%
World, 2021 77.3% Official aggregate

Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Botswana over time

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% of the official secondary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Secondary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official secondary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period BotswanaWorld
2024 – 77.3%
2023 – 77.2%
2022 – 77.5%
2021 70.6% 77.3%
2020 – 76.5%
2019 – 76.0%
2018 – 75.5%
2017 – 74.9%
2016 – 75.2%
2015 – 75.0%
2014 – 74.9%
2013 – 74.0%
2012 – 72.7%
2011 – 71.9%
2010 – 70.9%
2009 – 69.4%
2008 77.8% 68.3%
2007 82.5% 66.8%
2006 81.7% 65.4%
2005 79.6% 64.4%
2004 78.4% 63.5%
2003 76.6% 62.4%
2002 75.9% 61.6%
2001 75.3% 60.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 77.8% in 2008, a change of −7.2 percentage points.
  • Since 1999, when it was 75.1%, the figure has changed by −4.4 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2021 was 77.3%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.SEC.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2021 for Botswana
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics