Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Botswana
Botswana: Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,231 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,299 number | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 1,388 number | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 1,635 number | +17.8% |
| 1974 | 1,941 number | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 2,333 number | +20.2% |
| 1976 | 2,651 number | +13.6% |
| 1977 | 3,134 number | +18.2% |
| 1978 | 3,284 number | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 3,467 number | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 3,827 number | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 4,166 number | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 4,402 number | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 4,855 number | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 5,169 number | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 5,435 number | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 5,699 number | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 6,043 number | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 6,350 number | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 6,782 number | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 7,150 number | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 7,687 number | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 8,057 number | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 8,582 number | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 8,971 number | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 9,547 number | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 9,539 number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 9,707 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 9,776 number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 9,889 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 9,974 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 10,026 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 9,993 number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 10,002 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 10,424 number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 9,913 number | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 9,855 number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 9,832 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 10,772 number | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 11,170 number | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 11,336 number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 10,798 number | -4.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 10,798 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 46% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 10,798 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,219 number, 76% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.56 (2014)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.46 (2022)
- 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)
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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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.