Botswana vs Namibia: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index
Botswana
1.21 index
in 2025
Namibia
1.23 index
in 2025
Botswana rank
25th
Namibia rank
23rd
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.23 index against 1.21 index in Botswana, a difference of 0.02 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Namibia ahead.
Botswana ranks 25th and Namibia ranks 23rd of 164 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.618 index | 0.8716 index | 0.2536 index | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.836 index | 1.02 index | 0.1885 index | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.04 index | 1.14 index | 0.104 index | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.15 index | 1.16 index | 0.0082 index | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.2 index | 1.22 index | 0.0156 index | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index, Botswana or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 1.23 index against 1.21 index in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index between Botswana and Namibia?
- 0.02 index, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Botswana ranks 25th and Namibia ranks 23rd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.