Teachers in primary education, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Teachers in primary education, male was 33,454 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, male in Sierra Leone, 1975–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Sierra Leone is 33,454 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 35,015 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4,534 number, in 1975.
Sierra Leone ranks 56th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 4,534 number | — |
| 1976 | 4,843 number | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 5,070 number | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 5,295 number | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 8,161 number | +54.1% |
| 1984 | 8,823 number | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 9,528 number | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 9,794 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 9,260 number | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 9,167 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 28,565 number | +211.6% |
| 2012 | 28,238 number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 27,202 number | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 29,101 number | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 26,868 number | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 27,545 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 35,015 number | +27.1% |
| 2019 | 33,454 number | -4.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 33,454 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 35,523 number, 94% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 33,454 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,808 number, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +211.6% | 9,167 number | 28,565 number |
| 1983 | +54.1% | 5,295 number | 8,161 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,936 number | 4,534 number | 5,295 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 9,113 number | 8,161 number | 9,794 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 9,167 number | 9,167 number | 9,167 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 29,498 number | 26,868 number | 35,015 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Sierra Leone?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Sierra Leone was 33,454 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 35,015 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,534 number in 1975.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 56th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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/