Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Botswana
Botswana: Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2008. ▼ Falling
Latest (2008)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
129th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.17 GPIA
in 2005
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 2008
Years of data
11
1998–2008
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Botswana, 1998–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 1 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Botswana peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Botswana 129th out of 188 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Botswana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.15 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.11 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.17 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.12 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | -9.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 94% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 GPIA, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.11 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 9 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 126 Canada 1.01 GPIA
- 127 Mauritania 1 GPIA compare
- 128 Cote d'Ivoire 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Anguilla 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Antigua and Barbuda 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Bahamas 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Barbados 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Cook Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Dominica 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Grenada 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Guyana 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Jamaica 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Kiribati 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Saint Lucia 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Marshall Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Montserrat 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Malawi 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Namibia 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Niue 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Nauru 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Peru 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Palau 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Singapore 1 GPIA
- 129 Solomon Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Tokelau 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Venezuela 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Samoa 1 GPIA compare
- 129 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Botswana?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Botswana was 1 GPIA in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Botswana rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Botswana ranks 129th out of 188 countries with data for 2008.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 Share of all students in upper 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