School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Botswana

Botswana: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index was 1.03 GPI in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
1.03 GPI
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
45th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPI
in 2006
All-time low
0.9589 GPI
in 2008
Years of data
9
2005–2015

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Botswana, 2005–2015

00.250.50.7512005201020152005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 0.959 GPI2009: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 0.991 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 1.03 GPI for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in 2015.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Botswana peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9589 GPI, in 2008.

That places Botswana 45th out of 189 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.02 GPI 0.9589 GPI 1.05 GPI 5
2010s 1.02 GPI 0.991 GPI 1.04 GPI 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 42 Namibia 1.04 GPI compare
  2. 43 Grenada 1.04 GPI compare
  3. 44 Mali 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 46 Malaysia 1.03 GPI compare
  5. 47 Comoros 1.03 GPI compare
  6. 48 Nicaragua 1.03 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

More reference data data for Botswana

All data for Botswana →

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Botswana?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index in Botswana was 1.03 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2006.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9589 GPI in 2008.
How does Botswana rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Botswana ranks 45th out of 189 countries with data for 2015.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A 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.