What is the difference in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index between Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa?

0.5958 GPI, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa?

36 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2021.

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.

Botswana vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index

Botswana

1.39 GPI

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.7942 GPI

in 2021

Botswana rank

35th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

38th

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

Botswana
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1.39 GPI against 0.7942 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.5958 GPI.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Botswana ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.4179 GPI	0.5943 GPI	0.1764 GPI	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	0.553 GPI	0.5291 GPI	0.0238 GPI	Botswana
1990s	0.7995 GPI	0.6164 GPI	0.1831 GPI	Botswana
2000s	0.8749 GPI	0.6963 GPI	0.1786 GPI	Botswana
2010s	1.28 GPI	0.7475 GPI	0.5302 GPI	Botswana
2020s	1.36 GPI	0.7908 GPI	0.5665 GPI	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index, Botswana or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Botswana, at 1.39 GPI against 0.7942 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index between Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 0.5958 GPI, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2021.
How do Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?: Botswana ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 187 countries.
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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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: 03 September 2026

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.