School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Botswana
Botswana: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 1.09 GPI in 2008. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Botswana, 1970–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2008, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Botswana stood at 1.09 GPI.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Botswana peaked at 1.13 GPI in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.8 GPI, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 30th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9402 GPI | 0.8 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 GPI | 0.9815 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.05 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Botswana?
- School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Botswana was 1.09 GPI in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPI in 1983.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 GPI in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
- Botswana ranks 30th out of 195 countries with data for 2008.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, 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.