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Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Botswana

Botswana: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.0066 number per square kilometre in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.0066 number per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
182nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0068 number per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
0.0018 number per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2015

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Botswana, 1970–2015

0.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.0071970199220151970: 0.002 number per square kilometre1971: 0.002 number per square kilometre1972: 0.002 number per square kilometre1973: 0.002 number per square kilometre1974: 0.002 number per square kilometre1975: 0.002 number per square kilometre1976: 0.002 number per square kilometre1977: 0.002 number per square kilometre1978: 0.002 number per square kilometre1979: 0.002 number per square kilometre1980: 0.003 number per square kilometre1981: 0.003 number per square kilometre1982: 0.002 number per square kilometre1983: 0.003 number per square kilometre1984: 0.003 number per square kilometre1985: 0.003 number per square kilometre1986: 0.003 number per square kilometre1987: 0.003 number per square kilometre1988: 0.003 number per square kilometre1989: 0.003 number per square kilometre1990: 0.003 number per square kilometre1991: 0.004 number per square kilometre1992: 0.004 number per square kilometre1993: 0.005 number per square kilometre1994: 0.005 number per square kilometre1995: 0.005 number per square kilometre1998: 0.004 number per square kilometre1999: 0.004 number per square kilometre2000: 0.004 number per square kilometre2001: 0.004 number per square kilometre2002: 0.005 number per square kilometre2003: 0.005 number per square kilometre2004: 0.005 number per square kilometre2005: 0.005 number per square kilometre2006: 0.005 number per square kilometre2007: 0.005 number per square kilometre2008: 0.006 number per square kilometre2009: 0.006 number per square kilometre2012: 0.006 number per square kilometre2013: 0.007 number per square kilometre2014: 0.007 number per square kilometre2015: 0.007 number per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 0.0066 number per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in 2015.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.0068 number per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 number per square kilometre, in 1970.

Botswana ranks 182nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

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

Year number per square kilometre Change
1970 0.0018 number per square kilometre —
1971 0.0019 number per square kilometre +5.8%
1972 0.0019 number per square kilometre -2.4%
1973 0.0019 number per square kilometre -1.5%
1974 0.002 number per square kilometre +4.0%
1975 0.0021 number per square kilometre +6.3%
1976 0.0022 number per square kilometre +8.0%
1977 0.0024 number per square kilometre +7.2%
1978 0.0024 number per square kilometre -0.3%
1979 0.0025 number per square kilometre +2.9%
1980 0.0026 number per square kilometre +6.7%
1981 0.0026 number per square kilometre -1.8%
1982 0.0024 number per square kilometre -6.6%
1983 0.0027 number per square kilometre +10.3%
1984 0.0029 number per square kilometre +8.0%
1985 0.0027 number per square kilometre -4.9%
1986 0.0029 number per square kilometre +5.2%
1987 0.0029 number per square kilometre +2.2%
1988 0.0031 number per square kilometre +5.6%
1989 0.0031 number per square kilometre -0.4%
1990 0.0032 number per square kilometre +3.4%
1991 0.0038 number per square kilometre +18.8%
1992 0.0042 number per square kilometre +12.1%
1993 0.0046 number per square kilometre +8.4%
1994 0.0049 number per square kilometre +5.8%
1995 0.0049 number per square kilometre -0.0%
1998 0.0037 number per square kilometre -23.3%
1999 0.004 number per square kilometre +6.1%
2000 0.0042 number per square kilometre +5.2%
2001 0.0044 number per square kilometre +5.2%
2002 0.0045 number per square kilometre +3.1%
2003 0.0047 number per square kilometre +3.7%
2004 0.0048 number per square kilometre +2.7%
2005 0.0051 number per square kilometre +5.8%
2006 0.0046 number per square kilometre -10.2%
2007 0.0054 number per square kilometre +18.9%
2008 0.0056 number per square kilometre +3.7%
2009 0.0055 number per square kilometre -1.8%
2012 0.0063 number per square kilometre +14.0%
2013 0.0068 number per square kilometre +8.3%
2014 0.0068 number per square kilometre -0.0%
2015 0.0066 number per square kilometre -3.3%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 0.0066 number per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0805 number per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 0.0066 number per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1469 number per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0021 number per square kilometre 0.0018 number per square kilometre 0.0025 number per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0028 number per square kilometre 0.0024 number per square kilometre 0.0031 number per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0042 number per square kilometre 0.0032 number per square kilometre 0.0049 number per square kilometre 8
2000s 0.0049 number per square kilometre 0.0042 number per square kilometre 0.0056 number per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0066 number per square kilometre 0.0063 number per square kilometre 0.0068 number per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 179 Mauritania 0.0104 number per square kilometre compare
  2. 180 Czechia 0.0092 number per square kilometre compare
  3. 181 Namibia 0.0075 number per square kilometre compare
  4. 183 Iceland 0.0055 number per square kilometre compare
  5. 184 Canada 0.005 number per square kilometre compare
  6. 185 Moldova 0.0043 number per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Botswana?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.0066 number per square kilometre in 2015, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 0.0068 number per square kilometre in 2013.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 number per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Botswana rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 182nd out of 196 countries with data for 2015.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,292 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.