School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Botswana
Botswana: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9871 GPI in 2015. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Botswana, 1995–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Botswana is 0.9871 GPI, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Botswana peaked at 1.04 GPI in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9596 GPI, in 2014.
Botswana ranks 116th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Botswana, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.04 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 1.02 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9974 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9903 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9896 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9844 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9596 GPI | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9871 GPI | +2.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.9871 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9918 GPI, 100% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.9871 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.982 GPI, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 GPI | 0.9903 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9802 GPI | 0.9596 GPI | 0.9896 GPI | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More reference data data for Botswana
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Botswana?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Botswana was 0.9871 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 1995.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9596 GPI in 2014.
- How does Botswana rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
- Botswana ranks 116th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.