Primary education, teachers, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0068 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Botswana, 1970–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Botswana is 0.0068 units per person, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.0082 units per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 units per person, in 1970.
That places Botswana 42nd out of 204 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0039 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.004 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.004 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0041 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0044 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0049 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0052 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0056 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0055 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0054 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0057 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0058 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0057 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0061 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0063 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0062 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0063 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0064 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0066 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0067 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0069 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0073 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0076 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0079 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.008 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0082 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0073 units per person | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0073 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0071 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.007 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.007 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0069 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0068 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0067 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0065 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0068 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.007 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.007 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0066 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.006 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0068 units per person | +14.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0068 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0052 units per person, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0068 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0043 units per person, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.007 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0064 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,284 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,590 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,760 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,779 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 175,513 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 381,674 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1564 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Botswana?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Botswana was 0.0068 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0082 units per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 units per person in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 42nd out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.