Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Tanzania

Tanzania: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 98,842 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
98,842 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
19th
of 196 countries
All-time high
100,744 number
in 2016
All-time low
13,549 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Tanzania, 1970–2019

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Tanzania is 98,842 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Tanzania peaked at 100,744 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13,549 number, in 1970.

Tanzania ranks 19th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Tanzania, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 13,549 number —
1971 14,655 number +8.2%
1972 15,794 number +7.8%
1973 16,850 number +6.7%
1974 17,698 number +5.0%
1975 20,026 number +13.2%
1976 25,570 number +27.7%
1977 33,351 number +30.4%
1978 41,132 number +23.3%
1979 48,578 number +18.1%
1980 49,942 number +2.8%
1981 51,307 number +2.7%
1982 54,122 number +5.5%
1983 54,993 number +1.6%
1984 55,864 number +1.6%
1985 56,735 number +1.6%
1986 57,606 number +1.5%
1987 57,802 number +0.3%
1988 57,110 number -1.2%
1989 58,051 number +1.6%
1990 56,884 number -2.0%
1991 58,416 number +2.7%
1992 59,299 number +1.5%
1993 59,178 number -0.2%
1994 59,058 number -0.2%
1995 59,798 number +1.3%
1996 61,343 number +2.6%
1997 61,915 number +0.9%
1998 59,479 number -3.9%
1999 56,924 number -4.3%
2000 57,543 number +1.1%
2001 58,162 number +1.1%
2002 60,848 number +4.6%
2003 62,596 number +2.9%
2004 64,345 number +2.8%
2005 70,306 number +9.3%
2006 78,547 number +11.7%
2007 79,881 number +1.7%
2008 81,914 number +2.5%
2009 80,066 number -2.3%
2010 82,170 number +2.6%
2011 84,886 number +3.3%
2012 87,601 number +3.2%
2013 91,253 number +4.2%
2014 92,695 number +1.6%
2015 96,720 number +4.3%
2016 100,744 number +4.2%
2017 96,387 number -4.3%
2018 99,127 number +2.8%
2019 98,842 number -0.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1977 +30.4% 25,570 number 33,351 number
1976 +27.7% 20,026 number 25,570 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 24,720 number 13,549 number 48,578 number 10
1980s 55,353 number 49,942 number 58,051 number 10
1990s 59,229 number 56,884 number 61,915 number 10
2000s 69,421 number 57,543 number 81,914 number 10
2010s 93,042 number 82,170 number 100,744 number 10

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 16 Nepal 111,403 number compare
  2. 17 Saudi Arabia 110,287 number compare
  3. 18 Thailand 107,535 number compare
  4. 20 Ghana 96,150 number compare
  5. 21 Iran 93,318 number compare
  6. 22 Brazil 91,951 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Tanzania?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Tanzania was 98,842 number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 100,744 number in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 13,549 number in 1970.
How does Tanzania rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Tanzania ranks 19th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania 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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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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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,130 data points, 1970–2020
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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.