Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0043 number per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0043 number per person
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
4th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0046 number per person
in 2018
All-time low
0.0015 number per person
in 1975
Years of data
18
1975–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1975–2019

0.0020.0030.0040.0051975199720191975: 0.002 number per person1976: 0.002 number per person1977: 0.002 number per person1978: 0.002 number per person1983: 0.002 number per person1984: 0.002 number per person1985: 0.003 number per person1988: 0.002 number per person1989: 0.002 number per person2001: 0.002 number per person2011: 0.004 number per person2012: 0.004 number per person2013: 0.004 number per person2015: 0.004 number per person2016: 0.004 number per person2017: 0.004 number per person2018: 0.005 number per person2019: 0.004 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 0.0043 number per person for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in 2019.

The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0046 number per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 number per person, in 1975.

Sierra Leone ranks 4th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sierra Leone, 1975 to 2019.
Year number per person Change
1975 0.0015 number per person —
1976 0.0016 number per person +4.9%
1977 0.0016 number per person +2.8%
1978 0.0017 number per person +2.4%
1983 0.0023 number per person +39.2%
1984 0.0025 number per person +5.8%
1985 0.0026 number per person +5.6%
1988 0.0025 number per person -4.9%
1989 0.0023 number per person -7.8%
2001 0.002 number per person -14.9%
2011 0.0045 number per person +128.9%
2012 0.0043 number per person -3.6%
2013 0.0041 number per person -6.0%
2015 0.0041 number per person +2.1%
2016 0.0037 number per person -9.8%
2017 0.0037 number per person +0.1%
2018 0.0046 number per person +24.2%
2019 0.0043 number per person -6.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sierra Leone 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
2011 +128.9% 0.002 number per person 0.0045 number per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0016 number per person 0.0015 number per person 0.0017 number per person 4
1980s 0.0024 number per person 0.0023 number per person 0.0026 number per person 5
2000s 0.002 number per person 0.002 number per person 0.002 number per person 1
2010s 0.0042 number per person 0.0037 number per person 0.0046 number per person 8

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 1 Libya 0.0054 number per person compare
  2. 2 Liberia 0.0048 number per person compare
  3. 3 Togo 0.0044 number per person compare
  4. 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0043 number per person compare
  5. 6 Comoros 0.004 number per person compare
  6. 7 Nepal 0.0039 number per person compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sierra Leone?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0043 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 0.0046 number per person in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 number per person in 1975.
How does Sierra Leone rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 4th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.