Teachers in primary education, male in Senegal

Senegal: Teachers in primary education, male was 43,978 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
43,978 number
World rank
40th
of 196 countries
All-time high
43,978 number
in 2019
All-time low
6,501 number
in 1978
Years of data
34
1978–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Senegal, 1978–2019

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1978199820191978: 6.5k number1979: 6.8k number1980: 7.2k number1981: 7.0k number1982: 7.8k number1983: 8.4k number1984: 9.4k number1985: 9.0k number1986: 9.2k number1987: 8.7k number1988: 8.7k number1990: 8.7k number1992: 9.0k number1993: 9.4k number1994: 9.9k number1995: 10.0k number1996: 11.1k number1998: 13.8k number1999: 16.7k number2000: 16.8k number2001: 17.8k number2002: 18.9k number2004: 24.5k number2005: 25.9k number2007: 33.1k number2008: 31.6k number2009: 33.6k number2010: 35.0k number2011: 37.2k number2012: 38.4k number2013: 38.9k number2014: 40.4k number2015: 41.7k number2019: 44.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male in Senegal stood at 43,978 number. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Senegal peaked at 43,978 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6,501 number, in 1978.

That places Senegal 40th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6,647 number 6,501 number 6,793 number 2
1980s 8,375 number 6,973 number 9,354 number 9
1990s 11,081 number 8,723 number 16,669 number 8
2000s 25,263 number 16,760 number 33,560 number 8
2010s 39,347 number 34,954 number 43,978 number 7

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 37 Malawi 45,877 number compare
  2. 38 Canada 45,037 number compare
  3. 39 Mali 44,735 number compare
  4. 41 Cameroon 42,950 number compare
  5. 42 Myanmar 42,940 number compare
  6. 43 Burkina Faso 42,697 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Senegal?
Teachers in primary education, male in Senegal was 43,978 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 43,978 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 6,501 number in 1978.
How does Senegal rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Senegal ranks 40th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Senegal 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

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/