Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Botswana
Botswana: Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) was 41.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Botswana, 1972–2023
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 170 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.
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 14.7% | — |
| 1973 | 20.0% | +36.0% |
| 1974 | 13.3% | -33.3% |
| 1975 | 21.4% | +60.7% |
| 1976 | 17.7% | -17.2% |
| 1996 | 27.7% | +56.2% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | +33.6% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 42.2% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 41.7% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 40.7% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 41.5% | +2.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 41.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 41.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.7%, 2.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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 170 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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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.