Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana
Botswana: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.05 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.05 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
61st
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.09 index
in 2005
All-time low
0.8151 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 1.05 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana peaked at 1.09 index in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.8151 index, in 1981.
Botswana ranks 61st of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8151 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.8269 index | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8429 index | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8594 index | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8765 index | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8961 index | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9154 index | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9235 index | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9282 index | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9311 index | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9295 index | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9266 index | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9218 index | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9173 index | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.9165 index | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9192 index | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9286 index | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9475 index | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9751 index | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.01 index | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.03 index | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.05 index | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.07 index | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.08 index | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.09 index | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.09 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.08 index | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.07 index | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.07 index | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.06 index | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.06 index | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.06 index | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.06 index | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.06 index | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 index | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.05 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.05 index | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.05 index | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.05 index | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.05 index | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.05 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.05 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.05 index | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.05 index | -0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1.05 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1.05 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 100% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.876 index | 0.8151 index | 0.9282 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9313 index | 0.9165 index | 0.9751 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 index | 1.01 index | 1.09 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 1.05 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 index | 1.05 index | 1.05 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 58 Trinidad and Tobago 1.05 index compare
- 59 Madagascar 1.05 index compare
- 60 Guinea-Bissau 1.05 index compare
- 62 Netherlands 1.04 index compare
- 63 Maldives 1.04 index compare
- 64 Indonesia 1.04 index compare
More gender data for Botswana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 855.49 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6449 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,910 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,910 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,240 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,174 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana was 1.05 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 index in 2005.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8151 index in 1981.
- How does Botswana rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Botswana ranks 61st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Lower secondary school completion rates, 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 equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.