Jamaica vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate

Jamaica
22.99 % change on previous year
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.82 % change on previous year
in 2019
Jamaica rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
9th

Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate over time

  • Jamaica
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
-40-20020197119952019

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 22.99 % change on previous year against 1.82 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 21.17 % change on previous year.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 12.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Jamaica ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 5.16 % change on previous year 1.03 % change on previous year 4.13 % change on previous year Jamaica
1990s -34.1 % change on previous year -0.4094 % change on previous year 33.7 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 22.27 % change on previous year 1.87 % change on previous year 20.4 % change on previous year Jamaica
2010s 0.3465 % change on previous year 3.45 % change on previous year 3.11 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate, Jamaica or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Jamaica, at 22.99 % change on previous year against 1.82 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate between Jamaica and Sub-Saharan Africa?
21.17 % change on previous year, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sub-Saharan Africa?
16 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2019.
How do Jamaica and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate?
Jamaica ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
233 places, 6,432 data points, 1971–2020
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Teachers in primary education, male (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.