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Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Uganda

Uganda: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0029 number per person in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.0029 number per person
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
18th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0035 number per person
in 2003
All-time low
0.0017 number per person
in 1975
Years of data
30
1975–2017

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Uganda, 1975–2017

00.0010.0020.0030.0041975199620171975: 0.002 number per person1976: 0.002 number per person1977: 0.002 number per person1978: 0.002 number per person1979: 0.002 number per person1981: 0.002 number per person1982: 0.002 number per person1986: 0.003 number per person1990: 0.003 number per person1993: 0.003 number per person1994: 0.003 number per person1999: 0.003 number per person2000: 0.003 number per person2001: 0.003 number per person2002: 0.003 number per person2003: 0.004 number per person2004: 0.003 number per person2005: 0.003 number per person2006: 0.003 number per person2007: 0.003 number per person2008: 0.003 number per person2009: 0.003 number per person2010: 0.003 number per person2011: 0.003 number per person2012: 0.003 number per person2013: 0.003 number per person2014: 0.003 number per person2015: 0.003 number per person2016: 0.003 number per person2017: 0.003 number per person

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Uganda is 0.0029 number per person, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.0035 number per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 number per person, in 1975.

That places Uganda 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

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

Year number per person Change
1975 0.0017 number per person —
1976 0.0018 number per person +0.4%
1977 0.0019 number per person +5.7%
1978 0.0019 number per person +5.1%
1979 0.002 number per person +1.8%
1981 0.0021 number per person +6.3%
1982 0.0023 number per person +8.1%
1986 0.0033 number per person +43.8%
1990 0.0034 number per person +2.5%
1993 0.0032 number per person -3.4%
1994 0.0028 number per person -12.4%
1999 0.0032 number per person +11.8%
2000 0.0029 number per person -7.2%
2001 0.0033 number per person +11.1%
2002 0.0034 number per person +5.0%
2003 0.0035 number per person +2.3%
2004 0.0034 number per person -4.0%
2005 0.0031 number per person -9.4%
2006 0.0032 number per person +4.4%
2007 0.0031 number per person -2.5%
2008 0.0031 number per person +0.8%
2009 0.0032 number per person +1.4%
2010 0.0031 number per person -1.3%
2011 0.003 number per person -4.5%
2012 0.0029 number per person -2.7%
2013 0.0031 number per person +4.8%
2014 0.0031 number per person -0.2%
2015 0.003 number per person -3.1%
2016 0.003 number per person +1.0%
2017 0.0029 number per person -1.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Uganda 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
1986 +43.8% 0.0023 number per person 0.0033 number per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0019 number per person 0.0017 number per person 0.002 number per person 5
1980s 0.0026 number per person 0.0021 number per person 0.0033 number per person 3
1990s 0.0032 number per person 0.0028 number per person 0.0034 number per person 4
2000s 0.0032 number per person 0.0029 number per person 0.0035 number per person 10
2010s 0.003 number per person 0.0029 number per person 0.0031 number per person 8

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 15 Benin 0.0031 number per person compare
  2. 16 Ghana 0.0031 number per person compare
  3. 17 French Polynesia 0.003 number per person compare
  4. 19 Kenya 0.0028 number per person compare
  5. 20 Vanuatu 0.0028 number per person compare
  6. 21 Senegal 0.0027 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Uganda?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Uganda was 0.0029 number per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.0035 number per person in 2003.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 number per person in 1975.
How does Uganda rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Uganda ranks 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda 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
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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.