Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana
Botswana: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9802 index in 2022. ▼ Falling
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.9802 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2022.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana peaked at 1.18 index in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.9649 index, in 2014.
Botswana ranks 145th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.05 index | — |
| 1971 | 1.07 index | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 1.11 index | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 1.14 index | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 1.16 index | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.17 index | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.18 index | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.18 index | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.18 index | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.17 index | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.15 index | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.14 index | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.12 index | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.12 index | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.1 index | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.08 index | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.06 index | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 1.05 index | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.05 index | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.05 index | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.06 index | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.05 index | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.03 index | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.02 index | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.01 index | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1 index | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9979 index | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.01 index | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.991 index | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9976 index | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9972 index | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9967 index | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9905 index | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9934 index | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.987 index | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9895 index | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9825 index | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9765 index | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9772 index | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9694 index | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9762 index | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9696 index | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9649 index | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9705 index | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9739 index | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9802 index | +0.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.9802 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.9802 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 index, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.14 index | 1.05 index | 1.18 index | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 index | 1.05 index | 1.15 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 index | 0.991 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.986 index | 0.9694 index | 0.9972 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9703 index | 0.9649 index | 0.9762 index | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9771 index | 0.9739 index | 0.9802 index | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0579 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana was 0.9802 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 index in 1978.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9649 index in 2014.
- How does Botswana rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Botswana ranks 145th out of 215 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.