School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Botswana

Botswana: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.9871 GPI in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.9871 GPI
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
116th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 1995
All-time low
0.9596 GPI
in 2014
Years of data
17
1995–2015

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Botswana, 1995–2015

00.250.50.7511995200520151995: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 0.997 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 0.99 GPI2012: 0.99 GPI2013: 0.984 GPI2014: 0.96 GPI2015: 0.987 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind 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 ind 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 113 Grenada 0.9875 GPI compare
  2. 114 Kyrgyzstan 0.9875 GPI compare
  3. 115 Greece 0.9874 GPI compare
  4. 117 Lithuania 0.9869 GPI compare
  5. 118 Bulgaria 0.9855 GPI compare
  6. 118 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9855 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Botswana?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind 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 ind 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 ind 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 ind?
Botswana ranks 116th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
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.