Tertiary education, academic staff in Botswana
Botswana: Tertiary education, academic staff was 41.5% in 2023. β² Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Botswana, 1972β2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 41.5% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Botswana peaked at 43.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 1974.
Botswana ranks 91st of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.4% | 13.3% | 21.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 37.0% | 43.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 40.7% | 42.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Botswana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,622 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Botswana?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Botswana was 41.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 1974.
- How does Botswana rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Botswana ranks 91st out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.