Botswana vs South Asia: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Botswana
0.0068 units per person
in 2022
South Asia
0.0035 units per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
42nd
South Asia rank
39th

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.0068 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in South Asia, a difference of 0.0033 units per person.

That makes Botswana's figure about 2.0 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Asia ahead.

Botswana ranks 42nd and South Asia ranks 39th of 204 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0047 units per person 0.0027 units per person 0.002 units per person Botswana
1980s 0.0062 units per person 0.0025 units per person 0.0037 units per person Botswana
1990s 0.0075 units per person 0.0027 units per person 0.0048 units per person Botswana
2000s 0.007 units per person 0.0028 units per person 0.0042 units per person Botswana
2010s 0.0069 units per person 0.0033 units per person 0.0035 units per person Botswana
2020s 0.0064 units per person 0.0034 units per person 0.003 units per person Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, Botswana or South Asia?
Botswana, at 0.0068 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in South Asia as of 2022.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Botswana and South Asia?
0.0033 units per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Asia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Botswana and South Asia rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Botswana ranks 42nd and South Asia ranks 39th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.