Teachers in primary education, male in Tanzania

Tanzania: Teachers in primary education, male was 98,842 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
98,842 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
19th
of 196 countries
All-time high
100,744 number
in 2016
All-time low
13,549 number
in 1970
Years of data
40
1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Tanzania, 1970–2019

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1970199420191970: 13.5k number1971: 14.7k number1972: 15.8k number1973: 16.9k number1974: 17.7k number1975: 20.0k number1976: 25.6k number1978: 41.1k number1979: 48.6k number1981: 51.3k number1982: 54.1k number1986: 57.6k number1987: 57.8k number1988: 57.1k number1989: 58.1k number1990: 56.9k number1991: 58.4k number1992: 59.3k number1994: 59.1k number1995: 59.8k number1996: 61.3k number1997: 61.9k number1998: 59.5k number1999: 56.9k number2001: 58.2k number2002: 60.8k number2004: 64.3k number2005: 70.3k number2006: 78.5k number2007: 79.9k number2008: 81.9k number2009: 80.1k number2010: 82.2k number2012: 87.6k number2013: 91.3k number2014: 92.7k number2016: 100.7k number2017: 96.4k number2018: 99.1k number2019: 98.8k number

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 16 Nepal 111,403 number compare
  2. 17 Saudi Arabia 110,287 number compare
  3. 18 Thailand 107,535 number compare
  4. 20 Ghana 96,150 number compare
  5. 21 Iran 93,318 number compare
  6. 22 Brazil 91,951 number compare

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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

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/