Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.4635 number per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1975–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone is 0.4635 number per square kilometre, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.4851 number per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0628 number per square kilometre, in 1975.
Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0628 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0.0671 number per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0702 number per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0734 number per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1131 number per square kilometre | +54.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1222 number per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.132 number per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1357 number per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1283 number per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.127 number per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3957 number per square kilometre | +211.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3912 number per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3769 number per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4032 number per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3722 number per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3816 number per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4851 number per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4635 number per square kilometre | -4.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.4635 number per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1494 number per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.4635 number per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1469 number per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +211.6% | 0.127 number per square kilometre | 0.3957 number per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +54.1% | 0.0734 number per square kilometre | 0.1131 number per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0684 number per square kilometre | 0.0628 number per square kilometre | 0.0734 number per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.1263 number per square kilometre | 0.1131 number per square kilometre | 0.1357 number per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.127 number per square kilometre | 0.127 number per square kilometre | 0.127 number per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4087 number per square kilometre | 0.3722 number per square kilometre | 0.4851 number per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 27 Aruba 0.5167 number per square kilometre compare
- 28 Israel 0.512 number per square kilometre compare
- 29 Malawi 0.4866 number per square kilometre compare
- 31 Lebanon 0.4435 number per square kilometre compare
- 32 Luxembourg 0.442 number per square kilometre compare
- 33 Grenada 0.4382 number per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.4635 number per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4851 number per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0628 number per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 30th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.