Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.005 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Botswana, 1970–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.005 units per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2022.
The figure is up 14.4% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.0064 units per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 units per person, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 45th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0021 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0022 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0022 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0025 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0028 units per person | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0032 units per person | +14.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0035 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0039 units per person | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0039 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0041 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0043 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0046 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0048 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0048 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0049 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.005 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0051 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0053 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0055 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0057 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0058 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.006 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0061 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0064 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0059 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0059 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0058 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0058 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0057 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0056 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0055 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0054 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0052 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0049 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0051 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0049 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0044 units per person | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.005 units per person | +14.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.005 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0038 units per person, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.005 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 units per person, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.003 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 42 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0051 units per person compare
- 43 Saint Lucia 0.0051 units per person compare
- 44 Uruguay 0.0051 units per person compare
- 46 Eswatini 0.005 units per person compare
- 47 Tunisia 0.005 units per person compare
- 48 Kazakhstan 0.005 units per person compare
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 teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Botswana?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Botswana was 0.005 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0064 units per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 units per person in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 45th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (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, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female 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, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.