Botswana vs Netherlands: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Botswana
1.05 index
in 2025
Netherlands
1.04 index
in 2025
Botswana rank
61st
Netherlands rank
62nd
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Botswana
- Netherlands
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1.05 index against 1.04 index in Netherlands, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Netherlands ahead.
Botswana ranks 61st and Netherlands ranks 62nd of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.876 index | 0.9847 index | 0.1087 index | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.9313 index | 0.9995 index | 0.0682 index | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.07 index | 1.01 index | 0.0512 index | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 1.04 index | 0.0208 index | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1.05 index | 1.04 index | 0.0052 index | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Botswana or Netherlands?
- Botswana, at 1.05 index against 1.04 index in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Botswana and Netherlands?
- 0.01 index, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Netherlands?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Netherlands rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Botswana ranks 61st and Netherlands ranks 62nd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, 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 equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.