Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.1077 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970–2019
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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.1077 number per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.1077 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0241 number per square kilometre, in 1970.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th 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, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0241 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0252 number per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0262 number per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0273 number per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0291 number per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0303 number per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0315 number per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0338 number per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0379 number per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0411 number per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0427 number per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0449 number per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0475 number per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0488 number per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0492 number per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0484 number per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0482 number per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0487 number per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0494 number per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0518 number per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0516 number per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0539 number per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0549 number per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0533 number per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0524 number per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0522 number per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0522 number per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0534 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.055 number per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0562 number per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0575 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0602 number per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0612 number per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0665 number per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0673 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0705 number per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0724 number per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0751 number per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0788 number per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0829 number per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0872 number per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.092 number per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0825 number per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0904 number per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0941 number per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0954 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0984 number per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1021 number per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 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 | 0.0306 number per square kilometre | 0.0241 number per square kilometre | 0.0411 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.048 number per square kilometre | 0.0427 number per square kilometre | 0.0518 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0535 number per square kilometre | 0.0516 number per square kilometre | 0.0562 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0692 number per square kilometre | 0.0575 number per square kilometre | 0.0829 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0956 number per square kilometre | 0.0825 number per square kilometre | 0.1077 number per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 15 Malta 0.881 number per square kilometre compare
- 16 Nauru 0.85 number per square kilometre compare
- 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
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0241 number per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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 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.