Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Botswana
Botswana: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 1,334 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Botswana, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Botswana is 1,334 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 40.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Botswana peaked at 1,334 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 number, in 1970.
That places Botswana 104th out of 159 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.67 number | 0 number | 12 number | 6 |
| 1990s | 212 number | 212 number | 212 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,143 number | 950 number | 1,334 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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. average years of schooling 2.7 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Botswana?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Botswana was 1,334 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,334 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Botswana ranks 104th out of 159 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.