Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity in Botswana
Botswana: Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2008. ▬ Flat
Latest (2008)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
149th
of 217 countries
All-time high
1.1 GPIA
in 1978
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 2008
Years of data
36
1970–2008
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Botswana, 1970–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 1 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Botswana peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Botswana 149th out of 217 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary … general adjusted gender parity in Botswana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.1 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 1.06 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | -3.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 9 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 146 Congo 1 GPIA compare
- 147 Mauritania 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Papua New Guinea 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Anguilla 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Bahamas 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Barbados 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Cook Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Dominica 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Western Sahara 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Falkland Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Grenada 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Guam 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Guyana 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Jamaica 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Kiribati 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Marshall Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Montserrat 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Malawi 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Namibia 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Nigeria 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Niue 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Nauru 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Palau 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Solomon Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Sierra Leone 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Somalia 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Tokelau 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Turkmenistan 1 GPIA
- 149 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 149 United States 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Venezuela 1 GPIA compare
- 149 United States Virgin Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Samoa 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Zambia 1 GPIA compare
- 149 Zimbabwe 1 GPIA compare
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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Botswana?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Botswana was 1 GPIA in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Botswana rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Botswana ranks 149th out of 217 countries with data for 2008.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release