Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tanzania?

Sub-Saharan Africa, at 2.57 million number against 98,842 number in Tanzania as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?

2.48 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

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

40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tanzania: Teachers in primary education, male (number)

Sub-Saharan Africa

2.57 million number

in 2019

Tanzania

98,842 number

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

16th

Tanzania rank

19th

Teachers in primary education, male (number) over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Tanzania

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 2.57 million number against 98,842 number in Tanzania, a difference of 2.48 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 26.0 times Tanzania's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th and Tanzania ranks 19th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1970s	610,111 number	23,761 number	586,349 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	975,201 number	56,000 number	919,201 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	1.12 million number	59,235 number	1.06 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	1.52 million number	71,759 number	1.45 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	2.27 million number	93,602 number	2.17 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tanzania?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 2.57 million number against 98,842 number in Tanzania as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?: 2.48 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th and Tanzania 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: 02 October 2026

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/