Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Botswana
Botswana: Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women was 48.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Botswana, 2011–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Botswana stood at 48.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Botswana peaked at 59.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2011.
That places Botswana 7th out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 34.1% | — |
| 2019 | 57.8% | +69.3% |
| 2020 | 56.7% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 59.2% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 52.7% | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 48.2% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.0% | 34.1% | 57.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 48.2% | 59.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 4 Barbados 50.3% compare
- 5 Seychelles 50.2% compare
- 6 Namibia 48.2% compare
- 8 Montenegro 48.1% compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 47.4% compare
- 10 Costa Rica 46.2% compare
More gender data for Botswana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 855.49 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6449 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,240 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 29,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 30,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,984 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Botswana?
- Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women in Botswana was 48.2% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of senior and middle management positions filled by women recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2011.
- How does Botswana rank for share of senior and middle management positions filled by women?
- Botswana ranks 7th out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of senior and middle management positions filled by women rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of senior and middle management positions filled by women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%).