Educating for global employability

Botswana's population of 1,8 000,000 is made up of relatively young people with approximately 57 percent being under 25 years and 20 percent in the 15 to 24 year age-range. According to the Botswana Guardian Online newspaper, November 16, 2012, Botswana Core Welfare Indicators Poverty Survey of 2009/2010 released in December 2011 indicates that of the total unemployment rate of 17.8 percent, 35 percent are young people. A total of 1520, 200 youth were surveyed by the 2010 Poverty Survey, in the 20-24 age group, 18, 651 were unemployed.

Generally in 2011, statistics show that 126, 349 youths were unemployed while 584, 251 were employed and 710, 600 economically employed. The primary cause of the current unemployment is according to some studies, structural unemployment, which has been precipitated by a mismatch between demand in the labour market and their skills.