Unemployment with advanced education in Botswana
Botswana: Unemployment with advanced education was 19.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education in Botswana, 2006–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 19.9% for unemployment with advanced education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.8% on the previous year and up 188.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Botswana peaked at 19.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2009.
Botswana ranks 6th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Unemployment with advanced education in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13.2% | — |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -66.8% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | +57.9% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +120.9% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | +30.1% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -14.4% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | +25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 4.4% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 6.9% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 14.2% | 19.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Botswana?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Botswana was 19.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Botswana ranks 6th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).