School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Botswana
Botswana: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9947 GPI in 2006. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Botswana, 1970–2006
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.9947 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2006.
The figure is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Botswana peaked at 1.19 GPI in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.9942 GPI, in 2005.
Botswana ranks 127th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.07 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 1.09 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 1.1 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.13 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 1.16 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.18 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.19 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.19 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.17 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.17 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.16 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 1.15 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.13 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.1 GPI | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 1.09 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.04 GPI | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 1.05 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.03 GPI | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.01 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9991 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9965 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9942 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9947 GPI | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.9947 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.04 GPI, 95% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.9947 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9378 GPI, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.15 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 1.19 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.16 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9991 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9997 GPI | 0.9942 GPI | 1 GPI | 7 |
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 school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Botswana?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Botswana was 0.9947 GPI in 2006, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 GPI in 1977.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9942 GPI in 2005.
- How does Botswana rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Botswana ranks 127th out of 175 countries with data for 2006.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 to tertiary, 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.