School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Botswana
Botswana: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.44 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana stood at 1.44 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana peaked at 1.44 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.287 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Botswana 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.287 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.3063 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.397 GPIA | +29.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3986 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4539 GPIA | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4835 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4719 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.545 GPIA | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4814 GPIA | -11.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4702 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4379 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.485 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 0.452 GPIA | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7524 GPIA | +66.5% |
| 1987 | 0.792 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6819 GPIA | -13.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7528 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6914 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8618 GPIA | +24.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8571 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8682 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8835 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8829 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8742 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9431 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.947 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8451 GPIA | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8466 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7852 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.19 GPIA | +52.1% |
| 2015 | 1.27 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 1.29 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.32 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.34 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.37 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.37 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.4 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.38 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.44 GPIA | +3.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1.44 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.26 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1.44 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7817 GPIA, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +66.5% | 0.452 GPIA | 0.7524 GPIA |
| 2014 | +52.1% | 0.7852 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4179 GPIA | 0.287 GPIA | 0.545 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.553 GPIA | 0.4379 GPIA | 0.792 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.7995 GPIA | 0.6819 GPIA | 0.8835 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8749 GPIA | 0.7852 GPIA | 0.947 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.28 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.39 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 1.44 GPIA | 5 |
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana was 1.44 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.287 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Botswana rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Botswana ranks 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release