What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.1077 number per square kilometre in 2019.

What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0239 number per square kilometre in 1970.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.

Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Name: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.1077 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

0.1077 number per square kilometre

Change on year

up 1.8%

Rank

20th

of 45 groups

All-time high

0.1077 number per square kilometre

in 2019

All-time low

0.0239 number per square kilometre

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 0.1077 number per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.1077 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0239 number per square kilometre, in 1970.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970 to 2019.
Year	number per square kilometre	Change
1970	0.0239 number per square kilometre	—
1971	0.025 number per square kilometre	+4.5%
1972	0.026 number per square kilometre	+4.1%
1973	0.0272 number per square kilometre	+4.4%
1974	0.0289 number per square kilometre	+6.5%
1975	0.0301 number per square kilometre	+4.1%
1976	0.0313 number per square kilometre	+4.0%
1977	0.0336 number per square kilometre	+7.3%
1978	0.0377 number per square kilometre	+12.1%
1979	0.0409 number per square kilometre	+8.6%
1980	0.0425 number per square kilometre	+3.8%
1981	0.0447 number per square kilometre	+5.2%
1982	0.0473 number per square kilometre	+5.9%
1983	0.0486 number per square kilometre	+2.6%
1984	0.049 number per square kilometre	+0.9%
1985	0.0482 number per square kilometre	-1.7%
1986	0.0481 number per square kilometre	-0.3%
1987	0.0485 number per square kilometre	+0.9%
1988	0.0492 number per square kilometre	+1.6%
1989	0.0516 number per square kilometre	+4.8%
1990	0.0514 number per square kilometre	-0.4%
1991	0.0537 number per square kilometre	+4.6%
1992	0.0547 number per square kilometre	+1.8%
1993	0.0531 number per square kilometre	-2.9%
1994	0.0523 number per square kilometre	-1.6%
1995	0.0521 number per square kilometre	-0.4%
1996	0.0521 number per square kilometre	-0.0%
1997	0.0533 number per square kilometre	+2.3%
1998	0.0549 number per square kilometre	+3.0%
1999	0.0561 number per square kilometre	+2.2%
2000	0.0573 number per square kilometre	+2.3%
2001	0.0601 number per square kilometre	+4.8%
2002	0.0611 number per square kilometre	+1.6%
2003	0.0664 number per square kilometre	+8.7%
2004	0.0671 number per square kilometre	+1.2%
2005	0.0704 number per square kilometre	+4.9%
2006	0.0723 number per square kilometre	+2.7%
2007	0.075 number per square kilometre	+3.7%
2008	0.0787 number per square kilometre	+4.9%
2009	0.0828 number per square kilometre	+5.2%
2010	0.0872 number per square kilometre	+5.2%
2011	0.0919 number per square kilometre	+5.4%
2012	0.0824 number per square kilometre	-10.3%
2013	0.0903 number per square kilometre	+9.6%
2014	0.0941 number per square kilometre	+4.2%
2015	0.0953 number per square kilometre	+1.3%
2016	0.0983 number per square kilometre	+3.2%
2017	0.102 number per square kilometre	+3.8%
2018	0.1058 number per square kilometre	+3.6%
2019	0.1077 number per square kilometre	+1.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0305 number per square kilometre	0.0239 number per square kilometre	0.0409 number per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0478 number per square kilometre	0.0425 number per square kilometre	0.0516 number per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0534 number per square kilometre	0.0514 number per square kilometre	0.0561 number per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0691 number per square kilometre	0.0573 number per square kilometre	0.0828 number per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0955 number per square kilometre	0.0824 number per square kilometre	0.1077 number per square kilometre	10

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

17 Rwanda 0.7918 number per square kilometre compare
18 Nepal 0.7771 number per square kilometre compare
19 Barbados 0.7628 number per square kilometre compare
20 Tuvalu 0.7333 number per square kilometre compare
21 India 0.666 number per square kilometre compare
22 Gambia 0.6369 number per square kilometre compare
23 Togo 0.6197 number per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.21 million number (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.02 million number (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.80 million number (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 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 0.7795 years (2019)
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7648 GPIA (2018)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.1077 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.1077 number per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0239 number per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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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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)

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Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit: number per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 241 places, 7,292 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 29 September 2026

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.