Botswana vs Nigeria: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita

Botswana
0.0018 units per person
in 2022
Nigeria
0.0019 units per person
in 2021
Botswana rank
56th
Nigeria rank
53rd

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0019 units per person against 0.0018 units per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 56th and Nigeria ranks 53rd of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0017 units per person 0.0016 units per person 0.0002 units per person Botswana
1980s 0.0014 units per person 0.0025 units per person 0.0011 units per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0017 units per person 0.002 units per person 0.0004 units per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0015 units per person 0.0019 units per person 0.0005 units per person Nigeria
2020s 0.0015 units per person 0.0019 units per person 0.0003 units per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita, Botswana or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0019 units per person against 0.0018 units per person in Botswana as of 2021.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita between Botswana and Nigeria?
0.0001 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nigeria?
26 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Botswana and Nigeria rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Botswana ranks 56th and Nigeria ranks 53rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 6,053 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.