Africa Eastern and Southern vs Botswana: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.8621 GPI
in 2021
Botswana
1.39 GPI
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
36th
Botswana rank
35th

School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Botswana
0.250.50.7511.21.5197019972024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1.39 GPI against 0.8621 GPI in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.5279 GPI.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.6 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 36th and Botswana ranks 35th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 2 and Botswana in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Botswana Difference Ahead
1970s 0.724 GPI 0.4179 GPI 0.3061 GPI Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 0.6811 GPI 0.553 GPI 0.1281 GPI Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 0.7237 GPI 0.7995 GPI 0.0758 GPI Botswana
2000s 0.7891 GPI 0.8749 GPI 0.0857 GPI Botswana
2010s 0.8239 GPI 1.28 GPI 0.4539 GPI Botswana
2020s 0.8611 GPI 1.36 GPI 0.4962 GPI Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index, Africa Eastern and Southern or Botswana?
Botswana, at 1.39 GPI against 0.8621 GPI in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index between Africa Eastern and Southern and Botswana?
0.5279 GPI, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Botswana?
36 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2021.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Botswana rank globally for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 36th and Botswana ranks 35th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,538 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.