Teachers in primary education, male in Gabon

Gabon: Teachers in primary education, male was 6,111 number in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
6,111 number
World rank
104th
of 196 countries
All-time high
6,111 number
in 2011
All-time low
1,800 number
in 1973
Years of data
27
1971–2011

Teachers in primary education, male in Gabon, 1971–2011

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k1971199120111971: 1.9k number1972: 2.0k number1973: 1.8k number1974: 1.9k number1975: 1.9k number1976: 2.1k number1977: 2.1k number1978: 2.2k number1979: 2.3k number1980: 2.5k number1981: 2.5k number1982: 2.5k number1983: 2.7k number1984: 2.7k number1985: 2.5k number1986: 2.6k number1987: 2.7k number1988: 2.7k number1989: 2.7k number1995: 2.6k number1996: 3.0k number1997: 2.7k number1999: 2.9k number2001: 2.8k number2002: 3.6k number2003: 4.3k number2011: 6.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2011, teachers in primary education, male in Gabon stood at 6,111 number. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 116.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Gabon peaked at 6,111 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1,800 number, in 1973.

Gabon ranks 104th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Gabon, 1971 to 2011.
Year number Change
1971 1,884 number
1972 1,995 number +5.9%
1973 1,800 number -9.8%
1974 1,897 number +5.4%
1975 1,905 number +0.4%
1976 2,129 number +11.8%
1977 2,138 number +0.4%
1978 2,228 number +4.2%
1979 2,315 number +3.9%
1980 2,468 number +6.6%
1981 2,502 number +1.4%
1982 2,526 number +1.0%
1983 2,663 number +5.4%
1984 2,663 number +0.0%
1985 2,534 number -4.8%
1986 2,599 number +2.6%
1987 2,667 number +2.6%
1988 2,679 number +0.4%
1989 2,725 number +1.7%
1995 2,635 number -3.3%
1996 3,005 number +14.0%
1997 2,698 number -10.2%
1999 2,898 number +7.4%
2001 2,817 number -2.8%
2002 3,555 number +26.2%
2003 4,297 number +20.9%
2011 6,111 number +42.2%

Gabon compared with similar countries

  • Gabon's 6,111 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,158 number, 1.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Gabon's 6,111 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,808 number, 19% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male in Gabon 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
2011 +42.2% 4,297 number 6,111 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,032 number 1,800 number 2,315 number 9
1980s 2,603 number 2,468 number 2,725 number 10
1990s 2,809 number 2,635 number 3,005 number 4
2000s 3,556 number 2,817 number 4,297 number 3
2010s 6,111 number 6,111 number 6,111 number 1

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 101 El Salvador 6,491 number compare
  2. 102 Gambia 6,445 number compare
  3. 103 Namibia 6,161 number compare
  4. 105 Eritrea 5,505 number compare
  5. 106 Finland 5,485 number compare
  6. 107 Palestine 5,462 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Gabon?
Teachers in primary education, male in Gabon was 6,111 number in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 6,111 number in 2011.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 1,800 number in 1973.
How does Gabon rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Gabon ranks 104th out of 196 countries with data for 2011.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 116.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon 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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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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/