Botswana vs SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Botswana
3,247
in 2023
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
420,028
in 2021
Botswana rank
125th
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
126th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Botswana
  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019962023

How they compare

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 420,028 against 3,247 in Botswana, a difference of 416,781.

That makes SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 129.4 times Botswana's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 125th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 126th of 185 countries.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 85 29,631 29,546 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 172.62 51,202 51,029 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 682.5 96,913 96,231 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 2,630 356,922 354,292 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 3,639 414,292 410,654 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Botswana or SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 420,028 against 3,247 in Botswana as of 2021.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Botswana and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
416,781, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
17 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2021.
How do Botswana and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Botswana ranks 125th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 126th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
406 places, 14,938 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release