Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Teachers in primary education, male

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2.57 million number
in 2019
Tanzania, United Republic of
98,842 number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
18th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
19th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 2.57 million number against 98,842 number in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 2.47 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 26.0 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 19th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 606,841 number 23,761 number 583,080 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 971,493 number 56,000 number 915,493 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 1.11 million number 59,235 number 1.06 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 1.52 million number 71,759 number 1.44 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 2.27 million number 93,602 number 2.17 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 2.57 million number against 98,842 number in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania, United Republic of?
2.47 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania, United Republic of?
40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 19th of 45 groups.
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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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

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/