What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita between American Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?

0.0014 number per person, with American Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?

9 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 1992.

Where does this data come from?

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

American Samoa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita

American Samoa

0.0037 number per person

in 1992

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.0023 number per person

in 2019

American Samoa rank

9th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

7th

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita over time

American Samoa
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 0.0037 number per person against 0.0023 number per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0014 number per person.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, American Samoa has been ahead every year.

American Samoa ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 196 countries.

American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	American Samoa	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0038 number per person	0.0021 number per person	0.0017 number per person	American Samoa
1990s	0.0036 number per person	0.002 number per person	0.0016 number per person	American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita, American Samoa or Sub-Saharan Africa?: American Samoa, at 0.0037 number per person against 0.0023 number per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 1992.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita between American Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 0.0014 number per person, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 1992.
How do American Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?: American Samoa ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit: number per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 29 September 2026

Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.