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Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Tanzania

Tanzania: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.1116 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1116 number per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
97th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.1137 number per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0.0153 number per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
40
1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Tanzania, 1970–2019

0.020.040.060.080.10.121970199420191970: 0.015 number per square kilometre1971: 0.017 number per square kilometre1972: 0.018 number per square kilometre1973: 0.019 number per square kilometre1974: 0.02 number per square kilometre1975: 0.023 number per square kilometre1976: 0.029 number per square kilometre1978: 0.046 number per square kilometre1979: 0.055 number per square kilometre1981: 0.058 number per square kilometre1982: 0.061 number per square kilometre1986: 0.065 number per square kilometre1987: 0.065 number per square kilometre1988: 0.064 number per square kilometre1989: 0.066 number per square kilometre1990: 0.064 number per square kilometre1991: 0.066 number per square kilometre1992: 0.067 number per square kilometre1994: 0.067 number per square kilometre1995: 0.068 number per square kilometre1996: 0.069 number per square kilometre1997: 0.07 number per square kilometre1998: 0.067 number per square kilometre1999: 0.064 number per square kilometre2001: 0.066 number per square kilometre2002: 0.069 number per square kilometre2004: 0.073 number per square kilometre2005: 0.079 number per square kilometre2006: 0.089 number per square kilometre2007: 0.09 number per square kilometre2008: 0.092 number per square kilometre2009: 0.09 number per square kilometre2010: 0.093 number per square kilometre2012: 0.099 number per square kilometre2013: 0.103 number per square kilometre2014: 0.105 number per square kilometre2016: 0.114 number per square kilometre2017: 0.109 number per square kilometre2018: 0.112 number per square kilometre2019: 0.112 number per square kilometre

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

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Tanzania stood at 0.1116 number per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Tanzania peaked at 0.1137 number per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0153 number per square kilometre, in 1970.

That places Tanzania 97th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Tanzania, year by year

Year number per square kilometre Change
1970 0.0153 number per square kilometre —
1971 0.0165 number per square kilometre +8.2%
1972 0.0178 number per square kilometre +7.8%
1973 0.019 number per square kilometre +6.7%
1974 0.02 number per square kilometre +5.0%
1975 0.0226 number per square kilometre +13.2%
1976 0.0289 number per square kilometre +27.7%
1978 0.0464 number per square kilometre +60.9%
1979 0.0548 number per square kilometre +18.1%
1981 0.0579 number per square kilometre +5.6%
1982 0.0611 number per square kilometre +5.5%
1986 0.065 number per square kilometre +6.4%
1987 0.0653 number per square kilometre +0.3%
1988 0.0645 number per square kilometre -1.2%
1989 0.0655 number per square kilometre +1.6%
1990 0.0642 number per square kilometre -2.0%
1991 0.0659 number per square kilometre +2.7%
1992 0.0669 number per square kilometre +1.5%
1994 0.0667 number per square kilometre -0.4%
1995 0.0675 number per square kilometre +1.3%
1996 0.0693 number per square kilometre +2.6%
1997 0.0699 number per square kilometre +0.9%
1998 0.0671 number per square kilometre -3.9%
1999 0.0643 number per square kilometre -4.3%
2001 0.0657 number per square kilometre +2.2%
2002 0.0687 number per square kilometre +4.6%
2004 0.0726 number per square kilometre +5.7%
2005 0.0794 number per square kilometre +9.3%
2006 0.0887 number per square kilometre +11.7%
2007 0.0902 number per square kilometre +1.7%
2008 0.0925 number per square kilometre +2.5%
2009 0.0904 number per square kilometre -2.3%
2010 0.0928 number per square kilometre +2.6%
2012 0.0989 number per square kilometre +6.6%
2013 0.103 number per square kilometre +4.2%
2014 0.1046 number per square kilometre +1.6%
2016 0.1137 number per square kilometre +8.7%
2017 0.1088 number per square kilometre -4.3%
2018 0.1119 number per square kilometre +2.8%
2019 0.1116 number per square kilometre -0.3%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 0.1116 number per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1116 number per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 0.1116 number per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1469 number per square kilometre, 76% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Tanzania 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
1978 +60.9% 0.0289 number per square kilometre 0.0464 number per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0268 number per square kilometre 0.0153 number per square kilometre 0.0548 number per square kilometre 9
1980s 0.0632 number per square kilometre 0.0579 number per square kilometre 0.0655 number per square kilometre 6
1990s 0.0669 number per square kilometre 0.0642 number per square kilometre 0.0699 number per square kilometre 9
2000s 0.081 number per square kilometre 0.0657 number per square kilometre 0.0925 number per square kilometre 8
2010s 0.1057 number per square kilometre 0.0928 number per square kilometre 0.1137 number per square kilometre 8

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 94 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1192 number per square kilometre compare
  2. 95 Cayman Islands 0.1167 number per square kilometre compare
  3. 96 Jamaica 0.1161 number per square kilometre compare
  4. 98 Spain 0.1076 number per square kilometre compare
  5. 99 Portugal 0.1075 number per square kilometre compare
  6. 100 Guinea 0.1064 number per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Tanzania?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Tanzania was 0.1116 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 Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 0.1137 number per square kilometre in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0153 number per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Tanzania rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Tanzania ranks 97th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania 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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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
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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.