Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Botswana
Botswana: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education was 88.6% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Botswana, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Botswana stood at 88.6%.
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 in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Botswana peaked at 95.8% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 1971.
That places Botswana 136th out of 190 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.8% | 51.4% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.4% | 86.0% | 95.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 88.9% | 81.8% | 95.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 89.2% | 85.7% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 88.6% | 91.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 16,622 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.7 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Botswana?
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Botswana was 88.6% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 1985.
- What is the lowest gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 1971.
- How does Botswana rank for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Botswana ranks 136th out of 190 countries with data for 2014.
- Is gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.