Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Botswana

Botswana: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.6933 GPIA in 2003. ▼ Falling

Latest (2003)
0.6933 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
107th
of 148 countries
All-time high
0.8704 GPIA
in 1971
All-time low
0.2758 GPIA
in 1991
Years of data
26
1971–2003

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Botswana, 1971–2003

0.20.40.60.81971198720031971: 0.87 GPIA1972: 0.86 GPIA1973: 0.813 GPIA1974: 0.789 GPIA1975: 0.734 GPIA1976: 0.706 GPIA1977: 0.672 GPIA1978: 0.665 GPIA1979: 0.648 GPIA1980: 0.601 GPIA1981: 0.625 GPIA1984: 0.536 GPIA1985: 0.513 GPIA1986: 0.663 GPIA1989: 0.514 GPIA1990: 0.476 GPIA1991: 0.276 GPIA1992: 0.416 GPIA1993: 0.48 GPIA1994: 0.504 GPIA1995: 0.695 GPIA1998: 0.658 GPIA1999: 0.696 GPIA2000: 0.687 GPIA2002: 0.696 GPIA2003: 0.693 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2003, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Botswana stood at 0.6933 GPIA.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Botswana peaked at 0.8704 GPIA in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.2758 GPIA, in 1991.

Botswana ranks 107th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Botswana, 1971 to 2003.
Year GPIA Change
1971 0.8704 GPIA
1972 0.8596 GPIA -1.2%
1973 0.8134 GPIA -5.4%
1974 0.7891 GPIA -3.0%
1975 0.7339 GPIA -7.0%
1976 0.7063 GPIA -3.8%
1977 0.6718 GPIA -4.9%
1978 0.6649 GPIA -1.0%
1979 0.648 GPIA -2.5%
1980 0.6006 GPIA -7.3%
1981 0.6247 GPIA +4.0%
1984 0.5361 GPIA -14.2%
1985 0.5134 GPIA -4.2%
1986 0.6629 GPIA +29.1%
1989 0.5143 GPIA -22.4%
1990 0.4757 GPIA -7.5%
1991 0.2758 GPIA -42.0%
1992 0.416 GPIA +50.8%
1993 0.4799 GPIA +15.3%
1994 0.5042 GPIA +5.1%
1995 0.6954 GPIA +37.9%
1998 0.6585 GPIA -5.3%
1999 0.6959 GPIA +5.7%
2000 0.6872 GPIA -1.3%
2002 0.6961 GPIA +1.3%
2003 0.6933 GPIA -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7508 GPIA 0.648 GPIA 0.8704 GPIA 9
1980s 0.5753 GPIA 0.5134 GPIA 0.6629 GPIA 6
1990s 0.5252 GPIA 0.2758 GPIA 0.6959 GPIA 8
2000s 0.6922 GPIA 0.6872 GPIA 0.6961 GPIA 3

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 104 Malawi 0.7186 GPIA
  2. 105 Czechia 0.7092 GPIA
  3. 106 Kazakhstan 0.6977 GPIA
  4. 108 Costa Rica 0.6904 GPIA compare
  5. 109 Mongolia 0.6853 GPIA compare
  6. 110 Lesotho 0.6715 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Botswana?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Botswana was 0.6933 GPIA in 2003, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 0.8704 GPIA in 1971.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2758 GPIA in 1991.
How does Botswana rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Botswana ranks 107th out of 148 countries with data for 2003.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,346 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/