Teachers in primary education, male in Uganda
Uganda: Teachers in primary education, male was 117,982 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Uganda, 1975–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in primary education, male in Uganda stood at 117,982 number. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Uganda peaked at 117,982 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20,465 number, in 1975.
Uganda ranks 14th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in Uganda, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 20,465 number | — |
| 1976 | 21,104 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 22,899 number | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 24,716 number | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 25,778 number | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 28,576 number | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 31,624 number | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 50,683 number | +60.3% |
| 1990 | 59,032 number | +16.5% |
| 1993 | 63,094 number | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 57,149 number | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 73,922 number | +29.3% |
| 2000 | 70,760 number | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 81,091 number | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 87,883 number | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 92,784 number | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 91,826 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 85,634 number | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 92,069 number | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 92,472 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 95,985 number | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 100,264 number | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 101,879 number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 100,165 number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 100,321 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 108,200 number | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 111,272 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 111,177 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 116,109 number | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 117,982 number | +1.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 117,982 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 35,523 number, 3.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 117,982 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,808 number, 3.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +60.3% | 31,624 number | 50,683 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22,992 number | 20,465 number | 25,778 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 36,961 number | 28,576 number | 50,683 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 63,299 number | 57,149 number | 73,922 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 89,077 number | 70,760 number | 100,264 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 108,388 number | 100,165 number | 117,982 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Uganda?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Uganda was 117,982 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 117,982 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,465 number in 1975.
- How does Uganda rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Uganda ranks 14th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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/