Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Botswana or Guinea?

Guinea, at 11,528 number against 10,798 number in Botswana as of 2016.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guinea?

35 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Guinea: Teachers in primary education, female

Botswana

10,798 number

in 2015

Guinea

11,528 number

in 2016

Botswana rank

122nd

Guinea rank

121st

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Botswana
Guinea

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 11,528 number against 10,798 number in Botswana, a difference of 730 number.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 122nd and Guinea ranks 121st of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2,850 number	599 number	2,252 number	Botswana
1980s	5,370 number	1,357 number	4,012 number	Botswana
1990s	8,655 number	2,453 number	6,202 number	Botswana
2000s	9,968 number	6,468 number	3,500 number	Botswana
2010s	11,019 number	11,092 number	73.25 number	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Botswana or Guinea?: Guinea, at 11,528 number against 10,798 number in Botswana as of 2016.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Botswana and Guinea?: 730 number, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guinea?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
How do Botswana and Guinea rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Botswana ranks 122nd and Guinea ranks 121st of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.