Teachers in primary education, female in Botswana
Botswana: Teachers in primary education, female was 10,798 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Botswana, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 10,798 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2015.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Botswana peaked at 11,336 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,231 number, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 122nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,236 number | 1,231 number | 3,467 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,273 number | 3,827 number | 6,782 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,655 number | 7,150 number | 9,707 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 9,968 number | 9,776 number | 10,424 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,019 number | 10,772 number | 11,336 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- 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)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.7 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Botswana?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Botswana was 10,798 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 11,336 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,231 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Botswana ranks 122nd out of 196 countries with data for 2015.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.