Teachers in primary education, male in Tanzania
Tanzania: Teachers in primary education, male was 98,842 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Tanzania, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Tanzania is 98,842 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Tanzania peaked at 100,744 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13,549 number, in 1970.
Tanzania ranks 19th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13,549 number | — |
| 1971 | 14,655 number | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 15,794 number | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 16,850 number | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 17,698 number | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 20,026 number | +13.2% |
| 1976 | 25,570 number | +27.7% |
| 1978 | 41,132 number | +60.9% |
| 1979 | 48,578 number | +18.1% |
| 1981 | 51,307 number | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 54,122 number | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 57,606 number | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 57,802 number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 57,110 number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 58,051 number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 56,884 number | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 58,416 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 59,299 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 59,058 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 59,798 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 61,343 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 61,915 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 59,479 number | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 56,924 number | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 58,162 number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 60,848 number | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 64,345 number | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 70,306 number | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 78,547 number | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 79,881 number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 81,914 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 80,066 number | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 82,170 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 87,601 number | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 91,253 number | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 92,695 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 100,744 number | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 96,387 number | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 99,127 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 98,842 number | -0.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 98,842 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,571 number, 4.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 98,842 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,808 number, 3.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +60.9% | 25,570 number | 41,132 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23,761 number | 13,549 number | 48,578 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 56,000 number | 51,307 number | 58,051 number | 6 |
| 1990s | 59,235 number | 56,884 number | 61,915 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 71,759 number | 58,162 number | 81,914 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 93,602 number | 82,170 number | 100,744 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More reference data data for Tanzania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Tanzania?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Tanzania was 98,842 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 100,744 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,549 number in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Tanzania ranks 19th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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/