Botswana vs WB: Africa Western and Central: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Botswana
16,622
in 2022
WB: Africa Western and Central
2.08 million
in 2024
Botswana rank
126th
WB: Africa Western and Central rank
127th

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Botswana
  • WB: Africa Western and Central
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How they compare

WB: Africa Western and Central currently reports 2.08 million against 16,622 in Botswana, a difference of 2.06 million.

That makes WB: Africa Western and Central's figure about 125.2 times Botswana's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, WB: Africa Western and Central has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 126th and WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 127th of 216 countries.

WB: Africa Western and Central has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana WB: Africa Western and Central Difference Ahead
1970s 3,432 297,961 294,529 WB: Africa Western and Central
1980s 6,851 566,493 559,642 WB: Africa Western and Central
1990s 11,142 699,949 688,808 WB: Africa Western and Central
2000s 12,732 1.02 million 1.01 million WB: Africa Western and Central
2010s 14,431 1.52 million 1.51 million WB: Africa Western and Central
2020s 15,468 1.98 million 1.96 million WB: Africa Western and Central

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Botswana or WB: Africa Western and Central?
WB: Africa Western and Central, at 2.08 million against 16,622 in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Botswana and WB: Africa Western and Central?
2.06 million, with WB: Africa Western and Central ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and WB: Africa Western and Central?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Botswana and WB: Africa Western and Central rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Botswana ranks 126th and WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 127th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 19,704 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.