 17 (or about 6.09% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 5 individuals (or about 1.79% of the population) did not answer the question.In Botterens about 103 or (36.9%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 24 or (8.6%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a "Fachhochschule").Of the 24 who completed tertiary schooling, 66.7% were Swiss men, 16.7% were Swiss women.