Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 2.57 million number for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2.57 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 485,037 number, in 1970.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 485,037 number | — |
| 1971 | 506,640 number | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 527,334 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 550,562 number | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 586,120 number | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 610,148 number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 634,546 number | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 680,581 number | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 762,544 number | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 828,064 number | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 859,168 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 904,120 number | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 957,251 number | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 982,039 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 991,210 number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 974,758 number | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 971,541 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 979,856 number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 995,417 number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.04 million number | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 1.04 million number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.09 million number | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 1.11 million number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.13 million number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.11 million number | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.11 million number | -0.5% |
| 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 | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 1.44 million number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.51 million number | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 1.55 million number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.61 million number | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.69 million number | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.77 million number | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.87 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 | 617,158 number | 485,037 number | 828,064 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 965,838 number | 859,168 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 | 1.87 million number | 2.57 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.03 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.22 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.81 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.78 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.767 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 485,037 number in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.