Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana
Botswana: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary 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
The most recent figure for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana is 1.01 index, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana peaked at 1.19 index in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1.01 index, in 2025.
That places Botswana 73rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.17 index | 1.15 index | 1.19 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.13 index | 1.11 index | 1.15 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 index | 1.07 index | 1.11 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 1.02 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.02 index | 6 |
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More gender data for Botswana
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 29,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 30,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,984 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 29,928 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 30,270 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Botswana was 1.01 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 index in 1981.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2025.
- How does Botswana rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Botswana ranks 73rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.