Primary education, teachers, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0068 units per person in 2022. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Botswana, 1970β2022
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.
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,622 (2022)
- 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 16,622 (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 Γ· 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.