Botswana vs UNICEF: Gulf Area: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Botswana
74.1%
in 2022
UNICEF: Gulf Area
65.8%
in 2024
Botswana rank
126th
UNICEF: Gulf Area rank
127th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Botswana
- UNICEF: Gulf Area
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 74.1% against 65.8% in UNICEF: Gulf Area, a difference of 8.3%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Gulf Area's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 126th and UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 127th of 212 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | UNICEF: Gulf Area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.0% | 38.4% | 32.6% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 76.7% | 40.4% | 36.3% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 78.6% | 47.5% | 31.1% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 78.3% | 55.1% | 23.2% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 57.7% | 16.8% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 60.6% | 13.5% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Botswana or UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Botswana, at 74.1% against 65.8% in UNICEF: Gulf Area as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Botswana and UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- 8.3%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and UNICEF: Gulf Area rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Botswana ranks 126th and UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 127th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release