Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Botswana
Botswana: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 88.56 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Botswana, 1970–2014
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2014, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Botswana stood at 88.56.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Botswana peaked at 95.75 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 51.41, in 1971.
Botswana ranks 136th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 54 | — |
| 1971 | 51.41 | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 53.64 | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 57.6 | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 62.31 | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 70.27 | +12.8% |
| 1976 | 75.44 | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 80.25 | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 81.2 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 81.97 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 86.02 | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 91.58 | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 93.18 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 94.78 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 94.4 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 95.75 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 94.98 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 94.42 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 94.1 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 94.15 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 93.62 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 95.61 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 93.69 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 92.08 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 91.32 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 81.77 | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 82.21 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 83.8 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 85.4 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 84.61 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 85.74 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 87.42 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 87.71 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 88.62 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 88.63 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 91.11 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 91.86 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 90.87 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 90.19 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 89.71 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 90.43 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 91.15 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 91.86 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 89.97 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 88.56 | -1.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 88.56 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.11, 94% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 88.56 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.36, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.81 | 51.41 | 81.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.34 | 86.02 | 95.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.41 | 81.77 | 95.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.19 | 85.74 | 91.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.39 | 88.56 | 91.86 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.46 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,284 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,590 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,760 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,779 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 175,513 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 381,674 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Botswana?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Botswana was 88.56 in 2014, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.75 in 1985.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.41 in 1971.
- How does Botswana rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Botswana ranks 136th out of 190 countries with data for 2014.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 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.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 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.