School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Botswana
Botswana: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9915 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.9915 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
127th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 1995
All-time low
0.9609 GPIA
in 2014
Years of data
19
1995–2022
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Botswana, 1995–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Botswana is 0.9915 GPIA, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Botswana peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9609 GPIA, in 2014.
Botswana ranks 127th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Botswana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9972 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9998 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9896 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9902 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9855 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9609 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9841 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.987 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9915 GPIA | +0.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.9915 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9971 GPIA, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.9915 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9882 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9896 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9802 GPIA | 0.9609 GPIA | 0.9902 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9892 GPIA | 0.987 GPIA | 0.9915 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Botswana?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Botswana was 0.9915 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 1995.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9609 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Botswana rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Botswana ranks 127th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release