Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 2.57 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2019
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Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 2.57 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 2.57 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 482,224 number, in 1970.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 482,224 number | — |
| 1971 | 503,731 number | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 524,376 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 547,389 number | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 582,800 number | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 606,730 number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 631,141 number | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 677,082 number | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 758,938 number | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 824,244 number | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 855,548 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 900,326 number | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 953,417 number | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 978,232 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 987,466 number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 971,044 number | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 967,871 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 976,142 number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 991,780 number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.04 million number | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 1.04 million number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.08 million number | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 1.10 million number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.13 million number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.11 million number | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.11 million number | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.11 million number | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.13 million number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.17 million number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.19 million number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.22 million number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.28 million number | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 1.30 million number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.41 million number | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 1.44 million number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.51 million number | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 1.55 million number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.60 million number | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.68 million number | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.77 million number | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.86 million number | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 1.97 million number | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.97 million number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.16 million number | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 2.25 million number | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.28 million number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.35 million number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.44 million number | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.53 million number | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.57 million number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 613,866 number | 482,224 number | 824,244 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 962,125 number | 855,548 number | 1.04 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 million number | 1.04 million number | 1.19 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 million number | 1.22 million number | 1.77 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 million number | 1.86 million number | 2.57 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.21 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.80 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.02 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7795 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7648 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0023 number per person (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 2.57 million number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 482,224 number in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.