Barbados vs Botswana: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Barbados
0.9807 index
in 2024
Botswana
0.9802 index
in 2022
Barbados rank
143rd
Botswana rank
145th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Barbados
- Botswana
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.9807 index against 0.9802 index in Botswana, a difference of 0.0005 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Botswana ahead.
Barbados ranks 143rd and Botswana ranks 145th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Botswana in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9698 index | 1.15 index | 0.1791 index | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.9915 index | 1.11 index | 0.1182 index | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.9822 index | 1.03 index | 0.0469 index | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.9831 index | 0.986 index | 0.0029 index | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.9839 index | 0.9677 index | 0.0162 index | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.9732 index | 0.9771 index | 0.0039 index | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Barbados or Botswana?
- Barbados, at 0.9807 index against 0.9802 index in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Barbados and Botswana?
- 0.0005 index, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Botswana?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Botswana rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Barbados ranks 143rd and Botswana ranks 145th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.