Teachers in primary education, male in Congo
Congo: Teachers in primary education, male was 7,684 number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Congo, 1971–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Congo is 7,684 number, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Congo peaked at 7,684 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,625 number, in 1999.
That places Congo 98th out of 196 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in Congo, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3,308 number | — |
| 1972 | 3,459 number | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 3,690 number | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 3,977 number | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 4,272 number | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 4,489 number | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 5,124 number | +14.1% |
| 1979 | 5,147 number | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 5,165 number | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 5,392 number | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 5,196 number | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 5,346 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 5,648 number | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 5,332 number | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 5,438 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 5,285 number | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 4,992 number | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 5,348 number | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 5,131 number | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 5,121 number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 5,210 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 4,897 number | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 4,550 number | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 4,200 number | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 2,625 number | -37.5% |
| 2000 | 4,396 number | +67.5% |
| 2001 | 5,255 number | +19.5% |
| 2002 | 5,830 number | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 4,456 number | -23.6% |
| 2004 | 3,914 number | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 5,953 number | +52.1% |
| 2007 | 5,919 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 6,486 number | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 5,089 number | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 6,752 number | +32.7% |
| 2011 | 7,124 number | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 7,684 number | +7.9% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 7,684 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,571 number, 36% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 7,684 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,808 number, 24% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +67.5% | 2,625 number | 4,396 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,183 number | 3,308 number | 5,147 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 5,314 number | 4,992 number | 5,648 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,533 number | 2,625 number | 5,210 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 5,255 number | 3,914 number | 6,486 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 7,187 number | 6,752 number | 7,684 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 95 Tajikistan 8,297 number compare
- 96 Oman 8,268 number compare
- 97 Central African Republic 7,894 number compare
- 99 Nicaragua 7,025 number compare
- 100 Hong Kong 6,680 number compare
- 101 El Salvador 6,491 number compare
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Congo?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Congo was 7,684 number in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 7,684 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,625 number in 1999.
- How does Congo rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Congo ranks 98th out of 196 countries with data for 2012.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/