Teachers in primary education, male in Botswana
Botswana: Teachers in primary education, male was 3,735 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Botswana, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 3,735 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Botswana peaked at 3,865 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,044 number, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 116th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,196 number | 1,044 number | 1,396 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,578 number | 1,365 number | 1,754 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,355 number | 1,806 number | 2,760 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,764 number | 2,359 number | 3,190 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,758 number | 3,570 number | 3,865 number | 4 |
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- Free country 2 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Botswana?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Botswana was 3,735 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 3,865 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,044 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Botswana ranks 116th out of 196 countries with data for 2015.
- Is teachers in primary education, male 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 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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About this data
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/