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

Botswana
32,975
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
4.63 million
in 2021
Botswana rank
129th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
128th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) over time

  • Botswana
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 4.63 million against 32,975 in Botswana, a difference of 4.60 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 140.4 times Botswana's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 129th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 128th of 195 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana WB: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 135.7 187,268 187,132 WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 873.52 364,140 363,266 WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 3,603 758,256 754,653 WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 8,374 1.56 million 1.56 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 30,722 3.82 million 3.79 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 32,156 4.53 million 4.50 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), Botswana or WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa, at 4.63 million against 32,975 in Botswana as of 2021.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) between Botswana and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
4.60 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Botswana and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
Botswana ranks 129th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 128th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,894 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.