School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana
Botswana: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.09 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana stood at 1.09 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.696 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Botswana 36th out of 207 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8946 GPIA | 0.696 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9922 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 33 Uruguay 1.09 GPIA compare
- 34 Namibia 1.09 GPIA compare
- 35 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 1.09 GPIA compare
- 37 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 1.09 GPIA compare
- 38 Kuwait 1.08 GPIA compare
- 39 Guadeloupe 1.08 GPIA compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana was 1.09 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 1981.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.696 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Botswana rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Botswana ranks 36th out of 207 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, 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