Botswana vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Botswana
32,975
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
4.63 million
in 2021
Botswana rank
129th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
130th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Botswana
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 4.63 million against 32,975 in Botswana, a difference of 4.59 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 140.3 times Botswana's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 129th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 130th of 195 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 135.7 187,268 187,132 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 626.29 331,126 330,500 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 3,832 796,342 792,510 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 8,374 1.56 million 1.56 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 30,947 3.76 million 3.73 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 32,156 4.53 million 4.50 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Botswana or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 4.63 million against 32,975 in Botswana as of 2021.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Botswana and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
4.59 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Botswana and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Botswana ranks 129th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 130th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 17,247 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release