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University admission in Botswana

Official minimum entry requirements and the school system, from the country's UNESCO classification and national sources.

Official entry requirements

As classified by the country with UNESCO (ISCED 2011), reference year 2014. Universities may set higher requirements.

School-leaving qualification (upper secondary)

Senior Secondary2 years, from age 16
Minimum entry: Junior Certificate
Awards: General Certificate of Secondary (BGCSE)/ Internal General Certificate in Secondary Education (IGCSE)
A- level2 years, from age 18
Minimum entry: BGCSE/IGCSE
Awards: A-level/HIGCSE
Certificate2 years, from age 18
Minimum entry: BGCSE/IGCSE/ HIGSE
Awards: Certificate

Bachelor's or equivalent (first degree)

Bachelor's degree4 years, from age 18
Minimum entry: BGCSE/IGCSE/HIGSE/Diploma/ Associate Degree/Advanced Diploma
Awards: Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor's degree (Long cycle)5 years, from age 18
Minimum entry: BGCSE/IGCSE/HIGSE/Diploma/ Associate Degree/Advanced Diploma
Awards: Bachelor's Degree

Short-cycle tertiary (diplomas)

Diploma/ Associate Degree3 years, from age 18
Minimum entry: BGCSE/IGCSE/ HIGSE Certificate
Awards: Diploma/Associate Degree
Higher or Advanced Diploma1 years, from age 21
Minimum entry: Diploma/ Associate Degree
Awards: Higher or Advanced Diploma
Botswana Technical Education Programme (Higher Advanced Diploma)2 years, from age 20
Minimum entry: Diploma
Awards: Advanced Diploma

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), ISCED 2011 mappings (country file). CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UIS terms).

School system (official durations)

Primary: 7 years from age 6
Lower secondary: 3 years from age 13
Upper secondary: 2 years from age 16
Tertiary enrolment (gross): 21.4% (2024)

Data year 2025. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), https://api.uis.unesco.org/api/public, extracted 2026-11-10. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Licence.

Regulators and quality agencies

Tertiary Education Council (TEC)Listed by AfriQAN

From AfriQAN. Network membership is not government recognition: confirm a body's role with the education ministry.

Universities and colleges

13 institutions in Botswana

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