School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Botswana
Botswana: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.9802 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.9802 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
145th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.18 GPIA
in 1978
All-time low
0.9649 GPIA
in 2014
Years of data
46
1970–2022
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana stood at 0.9802 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.9649 GPIA, in 2014.
Botswana ranks 145th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 1.11 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 1.14 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 1.16 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.18 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.15 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9979 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.991 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9976 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9972 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9967 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9905 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9934 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.987 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9895 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9825 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9765 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9772 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9694 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9762 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9696 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9649 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9705 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9739 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9802 GPIA | +0.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.9802 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 GPIA, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.9802 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.991 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.986 GPIA | 0.9694 GPIA | 0.9972 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9703 GPIA | 0.9649 GPIA | 0.9762 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9771 GPIA | 0.9739 GPIA | 0.9802 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1564 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana was 0.9802 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 1978.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9649 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Botswana rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Botswana ranks 145th out of 215 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release