Botswana vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Botswana
55.8%
in 2021
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
51.0%
in 2024
Botswana rank
125th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
122nd
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Botswana
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 55.8% against 51.0% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1970 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
Botswana ranks 125th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 122nd of 210 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.5% | 32.7% | 1.1% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 1980s | 38.2% | 36.1% | 2.1% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 42.6% | 41.9% | 0.7% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 46.0% | 1.3% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 50.5% | 5.3% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, Botswana or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Botswana, at 55.8% against 51.0% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Botswana and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 4.8%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Botswana ranks 125th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 122nd of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in secondary 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