What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The highest recorded value was 0.0023 number per person in 1982.

What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 number per person in 1970.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.

Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa

Name: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0023 number per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

0.0023 number per person

Change on year

down 0.8%

Rank

7th

of 45 groups

All-time high

0.0023 number per person

in 1982

All-time low

0.0016 number per person

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970–2019

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.0023 number per person, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0023 number per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 number per person, in 1970.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970 to 2019.
Year	number per person	Change
1970	0.0016 number per person	—
1971	0.0017 number per person	+1.7%
1972	0.0017 number per person	+1.3%
1973	0.0017 number per person	+1.6%
1974	0.0018 number per person	+3.5%
1975	0.0018 number per person	+1.2%
1976	0.0018 number per person	+1.1%
1977	0.0019 number per person	+4.3%
1978	0.0021 number per person	+8.8%
1979	0.0022 number per person	+5.4%
1980	0.0022 number per person	+0.8%
1981	0.0023 number per person	+2.1%
1982	0.0023 number per person	+2.7%
1983	0.0023 number per person	-0.4%
1984	0.0023 number per person	-1.9%
1985	0.0022 number per person	-4.5%
1986	0.0021 number per person	-3.2%
1987	0.002 number per person	-2.0%
1988	0.002 number per person	-1.3%
1989	0.0021 number per person	+1.9%
1990	0.002 number per person	-3.1%
1991	0.002 number per person	+1.8%
1992	0.002 number per person	-0.9%
1993	0.002 number per person	-0.4%
1994	0.0019 number per person	-4.2%
1995	0.0019 number per person	-3.1%
1996	0.0018 number per person	-2.7%
1997	0.0018 number per person	-0.3%
1998	0.0018 number per person	+0.3%
1999	0.0018 number per person	-0.5%
2000	0.0018 number per person	-0.4%
2001	0.0018 number per person	+2.0%
2002	0.0018 number per person	-1.1%
2003	0.0019 number per person	+5.7%
2004	0.0019 number per person	-0.9%
2005	0.0019 number per person	+2.0%
2006	0.0019 number per person	-0.1%
2007	0.002 number per person	+0.9%
2008	0.002 number per person	+2.1%
2009	0.002 number per person	+2.3%
2010	0.0021 number per person	+2.4%
2011	0.0021 number per person	+2.6%
2012	0.0021 number per person	-2.5%
2013	0.0022 number per person	+6.6%
2014	0.0023 number per person	+1.4%
2015	0.0022 number per person	-1.4%
2016	0.0022 number per person	+0.5%
2017	0.0023 number per person	+1.1%
2018	0.0023 number per person	+0.9%
2019	0.0023 number per person	-0.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0018 number per person	0.0016 number per person	0.0022 number per person	10
1980s	0.0022 number per person	0.002 number per person	0.0023 number per person	10
1990s	0.0019 number per person	0.0018 number per person	0.002 number per person	10
2000s	0.0019 number per person	0.0018 number per person	0.002 number per person	10
2010s	0.0022 number per person	0.0021 number per person	0.0023 number per person	10

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

4 Sierra Leone 0.0043 number per person compare
5 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0043 number per person compare
6 Comoros 0.004 number per person compare
7 Nepal 0.0039 number per person compare
8 Haiti 0.0038 number per person compare
9 American Samoa 0.0037 number per person compare
10 Saudi Arabia 0.0037 number per person compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa

School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.03 million number (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.81 million number (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.22 million number (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (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)
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.57 million number (2019)
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.78 years (2019)
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.767 GPIA (2018)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0023 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The highest recorded value was 0.0023 number per person in 1982.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 number per person in 1970.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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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: 29 September 2026

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.