Botswana vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Botswana
3,247
in 2023
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
435,080
in 2021
Botswana rank
125th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
122nd

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Botswana
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 435,080 against 3,247 in Botswana, a difference of 431,833.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 134.0 times Botswana's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 125th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 122nd of 185 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1980s 172.62 55,166 54,993 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 682.5 100,872 100,189 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 2,630 370,446 367,816 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 3,639 429,158 425,519 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Botswana or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 435,080 against 3,247 in Botswana as of 2021.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Botswana and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
431,833, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
16 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Botswana and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Botswana ranks 125th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 122nd 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