School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Botswana
Botswana: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.09 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.09 GPIA
World rank
37th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.12 GPIA
in 1981
All-time low
0.696 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
37
1970–2021
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 37th out of 213 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.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7129 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.696 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7078 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7886 GPIA | +11.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8997 GPIA | +14.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9428 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 1.02 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 1.08 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 1.03 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.12 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.06 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9989 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9922 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 1.1 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.03 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1.09 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1.09 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
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, 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 37th out of 213 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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February 2026 Data Release