Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Botswana or Panama?

Panama, at 4,443 number against 3,735 number in Botswana as of 2017.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Panama?

34 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Panama: Teachers in primary education, male

Botswana

3,735 number

in 2015

Panama

4,443 number

in 2017

Botswana rank

116th

Panama rank

113th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Botswana
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 4,443 number against 3,735 number in Botswana, a difference of 708 number.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 116th and Panama ranks 113th of 196 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,196 number	2,533 number	1,338 number	Panama
1980s	1,578 number	3,046 number	1,469 number	Panama
1990s	2,243 number	3,791 number	1,548 number	Panama
2000s	2,777 number	4,286 number	1,509 number	Panama
2010s	3,758 number	4,504 number	745.25 number	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Botswana or Panama?: Panama, at 4,443 number against 3,735 number in Botswana as of 2017.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Botswana and Panama?: 708 number, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Panama?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
How do Botswana and Panama rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Botswana ranks 116th and Panama ranks 113th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of male 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/