Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Botswana
Botswana: Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 4,309 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
4,309
Change on year
up 15.8%
World rank
112th
of 212 countries
All-time high
4,309
in 2022
All-time low
1,044
in 1970
Years of data
44
1970–2022
Teachers in primary education, male in Botswana, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, teachers in primary education, male in Botswana stood at 4,309. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.8% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Botswana peaked at 4,309 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,044, in 1970.
That places Botswana 112th out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,044 | — |
| 1971 | 1,105 | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 1,079 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 1,063 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 1,106 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 1,176 | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 1,270 | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 1,361 | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 1,357 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1,396 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 1,489 | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 1,462 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 1,365 | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 1,505 | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 1,625 | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 1,545 | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 1,625 | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 1,661 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1,754 | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 1,747 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1,806 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 2,146 | +18.8% |
| 1992 | 2,406 | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 2,608 | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 2,760 | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 2,759 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,115 | -23.3% |
| 1999 | 2,243 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 2,359 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 2,481 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 2,557 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 2,652 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 2,724 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 2,882 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 2,588 | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 3,076 | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 3,190 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 3,132 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 3,621 | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 3,865 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 3,864 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,735 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 3,720 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 4,309 | +15.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 4,309 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,188, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 4,309 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30,564, 14% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,196 | 1,044 | 1,396 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,578 | 1,365 | 1,754 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,355 | 1,806 | 2,760 | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,764 | 2,359 | 3,190 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,771 | 3,621 | 3,865 | 4 |
| 2020s | 4,014 | 3,720 | 4,309 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 109 Palestine 5,669 compare
- 110 Gabon 4,647 compare
- 111 Panama 4,443 compare
- 113 Guinea-Bissau 4,201 compare
- 114 Turkmenistan 4,188
- 115 New Zealand 4,092 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, male in Botswana?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Botswana was 4,309 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 4,309 in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,044 in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Botswana ranks 112th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release