Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Botswana
Botswana: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 16,622 in 2022. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Botswana, 1970β2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Botswana recorded 16,622 for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in 2022. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.1% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Botswana peaked at 16,622 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,275, in 1970.
That places Botswana 126th out of 204 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,432 | 2,275 | 4,863 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,851 | 5,316 | 8,529 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,142 | 8,956 | 12,306 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,732 | 12,135 | 13,045 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,431 | 13,452 | 15,200 | 6 |
| 2020s | 15,468 | 14,313 | 16,622 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 123 Uruguay 18,882 compare
- 124 Slovak Republic 18,530 compare
- 125 Singapore 16,639 compare
- 127 Serbia, Republic of 16,557 compare
- 128 Puerto Rico 15,316 compare
- 129 Qatar 14,931 compare
More education data for Botswana
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 16,622 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Botswana?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Botswana was 16,622 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 16,622 in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,275 in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Botswana ranks 126th out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 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 β these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 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 β these are filled holes, not forecasts.