Unemployment with intermediate education in Botswana
Botswana: Unemployment with intermediate education was 29.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with intermediate education in Botswana, 2009–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with intermediate education in Botswana stood at 29.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Botswana peaked at 29.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2009.
That places Botswana 3rd out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10.6% | — |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +134.4% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 24.7% | 25.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 28.1% | 29.5% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Botswana
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.146 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1401 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9387 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,871 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 550.66 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,969 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,837 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Botswana?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Botswana was 29.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Botswana ranks 3rd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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 intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).