Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Botswana

Botswana: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0018 units per person in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
0.0018 units per person
Change on year
up 14.0%
World rank
56th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.0019 units per person
in 1994
All-time low
0.0013 units per person
in 1998
Years of data
44
1970–2022

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Botswana, 1970–2022

00.0010.0010.0020.0021970199620221970: 0.002 units per person1971: 0.002 units per person1972: 0.002 units per person1973: 0.002 units per person1974: 0.002 units per person1975: 0.002 units per person1976: 0.002 units per person1977: 0.002 units per person1978: 0.002 units per person1979: 0.002 units per person1980: 0.002 units per person1981: 0.002 units per person1982: 0.001 units per person1983: 0.001 units per person1984: 0.001 units per person1985: 0.001 units per person1986: 0.001 units per person1987: 0.001 units per person1988: 0.001 units per person1989: 0.001 units per person1990: 0.001 units per person1991: 0.002 units per person1992: 0.002 units per person1993: 0.002 units per person1994: 0.002 units per person1995: 0.002 units per person1998: 0.001 units per person1999: 0.001 units per person2000: 0.001 units per person2001: 0.001 units per person2002: 0.001 units per person2003: 0.001 units per person2004: 0.002 units per person2005: 0.002 units per person2006: 0.001 units per person2007: 0.002 units per person2008: 0.002 units per person2009: 0.002 units per person2012: 0.002 units per person2013: 0.002 units per person2014: 0.002 units per person2015: 0.002 units per person2021: 0.002 units per person2022: 0.002 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Botswana is 0.0018 units per person, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.0019 units per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 units per person, in 1998.

That places Botswana 56th out of 200 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Botswana, 1970 to 2022.
Year units per person Change
1970 0.0018 units per person
1971 0.0018 units per person +4.1%
1972 0.0017 units per person -5.8%
1973 0.0016 units per person -6.0%
1974 0.0016 units per person -1.0%
1975 0.0016 units per person +1.2%
1976 0.0017 units per person +2.6%
1977 0.0017 units per person +1.7%
1978 0.0016 units per person -6.1%
1979 0.0015 units per person -3.1%
1980 0.0016 units per person +2.6%
1981 0.0015 units per person -5.1%
1982 0.0014 units per person -10.3%
1983 0.0014 units per person +6.4%
1984 0.0015 units per person +4.2%
1985 0.0014 units per person -8.2%
1986 0.0014 units per person +1.7%
1987 0.0014 units per person -1.1%
1988 0.0014 units per person +2.5%
1989 0.0014 units per person -3.1%
1990 0.0014 units per person +0.6%
1991 0.0016 units per person +15.6%
1992 0.0017 units per person +9.0%
1993 0.0018 units per person +5.3%
1994 0.0019 units per person +2.9%
1995 0.0018 units per person -2.6%
1998 0.0013 units per person -28.5%
1999 0.0014 units per person +3.8%
2000 0.0014 units per person +3.0%
2001 0.0014 units per person +3.0%
2002 0.0015 units per person +1.1%
2003 0.0015 units per person +1.9%
2004 0.0015 units per person +0.9%
2005 0.0016 units per person +3.9%
2006 0.0014 units per person -11.9%
2007 0.0016 units per person +16.6%
2008 0.0016 units per person +1.6%
2009 0.0016 units per person -3.8%
2012 0.0017 units per person +9.1%
2013 0.0018 units per person +5.1%
2014 0.0018 units per person -1.5%
2015 0.0017 units per person -4.7%
2021 0.0015 units per person -8.6%
2022 0.0018 units per person +14.0%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 0.0018 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.001 units per person, 1.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 0.0018 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.002 units per person, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0017 units per person 0.0015 units per person 0.0018 units per person 10
1980s 0.0014 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.0016 units per person 10
1990s 0.0016 units per person 0.0013 units per person 0.0019 units per person 8
2000s 0.0015 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.0016 units per person 10
2010s 0.0017 units per person 0.0017 units per person 0.0018 units per person 4
2020s 0.0017 units per person 0.0015 units per person 0.0018 units per person 2

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 53 Nigeria 0.0019 units per person compare
  2. 54 Brunei Darussalam 0.0018 units per person compare
  3. 55 Ghana 0.0018 units per person compare
  4. 57 Morocco 0.0018 units per person compare
  5. 58 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0018 units per person compare
  6. 59 Mali 0.0017 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Botswana?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Botswana was 0.0018 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 0.0019 units per person in 1994.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 units per person in 1998.
How does Botswana rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Botswana ranks 56th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 6,053 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.