School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Botswana
Botswana: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.39 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Botswana, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Botswana stood at 1.39 GPI. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Botswana peaked at 1.39 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.287 GPI, in 1972.
That places Botswana 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.287 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.3063 GPI | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.397 GPI | +29.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3986 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4539 GPI | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4835 GPI | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4719 GPI | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.545 GPI | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4814 GPI | -11.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4702 GPI | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4379 GPI | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.485 GPI | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 0.452 GPI | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7524 GPI | +66.5% |
| 1987 | 0.792 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6819 GPI | -13.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7528 GPI | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6914 GPI | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8618 GPI | +24.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8571 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8682 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8835 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8829 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8742 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9431 GPI | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.947 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8451 GPI | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8466 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7852 GPI | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.19 GPI | +52.1% |
| 2015 | 1.27 GPI | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.31 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.32 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.36 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.36 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.39 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.38 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.39 GPI | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +66.5% | 0.452 GPI | 0.7524 GPI |
| 2014 | +52.1% | 0.7852 GPI | 1.19 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4179 GPI | 0.287 GPI | 0.545 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.553 GPI | 0.4379 GPI | 0.792 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.7995 GPI | 0.6819 GPI | 0.8835 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8749 GPI | 0.7852 GPI | 0.947 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.28 GPI | 1.19 GPI | 1.32 GPI | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.37 GPI | 1.36 GPI | 1.39 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.56 (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Botswana?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Botswana was 1.39 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.287 GPI in 1972.
- How does Botswana rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Botswana ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.