Teachers in primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Teachers in primary education, male was 538 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
538 number
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
160th
of 196 countries
All-time high
663 number
in 2009
All-time low
213 number
in 1984
Years of data
14
1978–2017

Teachers in primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe, 1978–2017

2003004005006007001978199720171978: 247 number1984: 213 number1987: 235 number1988: 255 number1990: 270 number2004: 410 number2005: 442 number2009: 663 number2011: 521 number2012: 521 number2014: 458 number2015: 408 number2016: 506 number2017: 538 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 538 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2017.

The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 663 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 213 number, in 1984.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 160th out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1978 to 2017.
Year number Change
1978 247 number
1984 213 number -13.8%
1987 235 number +10.3%
1988 255 number +8.5%
1990 270 number +5.9%
2004 410 number +51.9%
2005 442 number +7.8%
2009 663 number +50.0%
2011 521 number -21.4%
2012 521 number +0.0%
2014 458 number -12.1%
2015 408 number -10.9%
2016 506 number +24.0%
2017 538 number +6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 247 number 247 number 247 number 1
1980s 234.33 number 213 number 255 number 3
1990s 270 number 270 number 270 number 1
2000s 505 number 410 number 663 number 3
2010s 492 number 408 number 538 number 6

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 157 French Polynesia 671 number compare
  2. 158 Belize 616 number compare
  3. 159 Iceland 553 number compare
  4. 161 Mongolia 514 number compare
  5. 162 Uruguay 506 number compare
  6. 163 Guyana 467 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe?
Teachers in primary education, male in Sao Tome and Principe was 538 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 663 number in 2009.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 213 number in 1984.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 160th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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
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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/