Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 2.57 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 2.57 million number for teachers in primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 2.57 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 485,037 number, in 1970.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 485,037 number | — |
| 1971 | 506,640 number | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 527,334 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 550,562 number | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 586,120 number | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 610,148 number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 634,546 number | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 680,581 number | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 762,544 number | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 828,064 number | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 859,168 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 904,120 number | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 957,251 number | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 982,039 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 991,210 number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 974,758 number | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 971,541 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 979,856 number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 995,417 number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.04 million number | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 1.04 million number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.09 million number | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 1.11 million number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.13 million number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.11 million number | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.11 million number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.11 million number | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.13 million number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.17 million number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.19 million number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.22 million number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.28 million number | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 1.30 million number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.41 million number | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 1.44 million number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.51 million number | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 1.55 million number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.61 million number | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.69 million number | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.77 million number | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.87 million number | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 1.97 million number | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.97 million number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.16 million number | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 2.25 million number | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.28 million number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.35 million number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.44 million number | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.53 million number | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.57 million number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 617,158 number | 485,037 number | 828,064 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 965,838 number | 859,168 number | 1.04 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 million number | 1.04 million number | 1.19 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 million number | 1.22 million number | 1.77 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 million number | 1.87 million number | 2.57 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.81 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.22 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.57 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.78 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.767 GPIA (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa was 2.57 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 485,037 number in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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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/