Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0068 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Botswana, 1970–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Botswana is 0.0068 units per person, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), 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.
Botswana ranks 42nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), 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% |
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
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 175,513 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.66 % change on previous year (2008)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,622 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 16.13 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 91,418 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.16 % change on previous year (2008)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84,095 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -7.23 % change on previous year (2008)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 41,539 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 15.55 % change on previous year (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Botswana?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Botswana was 0.0068 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0082 units per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 units per person in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 42nd out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), 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 Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- 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
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.