School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Botswana
Botswana: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2008. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Botswana, 1970–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2008, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Botswana stood at 1.02 GPI.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Botswana peaked at 1.2 GPI in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1 GPI, in 2005.
That places Botswana 58th out of 193 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Botswana, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.07 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 1.09 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 1.1 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.14 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 1.17 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.19 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.19 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.2 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.18 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.18 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.17 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.16 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.14 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.11 GPI | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.1 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.06 GPI | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 1.05 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.04 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.04 GPI | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.05 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.06 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.05 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.04 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.03 GPI | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.02 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.02 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPI | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.15 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 1.2 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 109.27 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Botswana?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Botswana was 1.02 GPI in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 GPI in 1977.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2005.
- How does Botswana rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Botswana ranks 58th out of 193 countries with data for 2008.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.