Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Botswana

Botswana: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2000. ▼ Falling

Latest (2000)
1.05 GPI
World rank
19th
of 135 countries
All-time high
1.39 GPI
in 1978
All-time low
1.05 GPI
in 2000
Years of data
21
1971–2000

Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Botswana, 1971–2000

00.511.51971198520001971: 1.1 GPI1972: 1.1 GPI1973: 1.2 GPI1974: 1.3 GPI1975: 1.4 GPI1976: 1.4 GPI1977: 1.4 GPI1978: 1.4 GPI1979: 1.3 GPI1980: 1.3 GPI1981: 1.3 GPI1984: 1.2 GPI1985: 1.2 GPI1986: 1.1 GPI1989: 1.1 GPI1990: 1.1 GPI1991: 1.1 GPI1992: 1.1 GPI1993: 1.1 GPI1994: 1.1 GPI2000: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2000, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Botswana stood at 1.05 GPI. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Botswana peaked at 1.39 GPI in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.05 GPI, in 2000.

Botswana ranks 19th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.29 GPI 1.14 GPI 1.39 GPI 9
1980s 1.19 GPI 1.1 GPI 1.3 GPI 6
1990s 1.1 GPI 1.06 GPI 1.12 GPI 5
2000s 1.05 GPI 1.05 GPI 1.05 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 16 Ghana 1.05 GPI
  2. 17 Kuwait 1.05 GPI compare
  3. 18 Albania 1.05 GPI
  4. 20 Aruba 1.04 GPI
  5. 21 Barbados 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 22 Palestine 1.04 GPI

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Botswana?
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Botswana was 1.05 GPI in 2000, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 1.39 GPI in 1978.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2000.
How does Botswana rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Botswana ranks 19th out of 135 countries with data for 2000.
Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 3,032 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for lower secondary to the male total net enrolment rate for lower secondary. 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.