Teachers in primary education, male in Uganda

Uganda: Teachers in primary education, male was 117,982 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
117,982 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
14th
of 196 countries
All-time high
117,982 number
in 2017
All-time low
20,465 number
in 1975
Years of data
30
1975–2017

Teachers in primary education, male in Uganda, 1975–2017

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k1975199620171975: 20.5k number1976: 21.1k number1977: 22.9k number1978: 24.7k number1979: 25.8k number1981: 28.6k number1982: 31.6k number1986: 50.7k number1990: 59.0k number1993: 63.1k number1994: 57.1k number1999: 73.9k number2000: 70.8k number2001: 81.1k number2002: 87.9k number2003: 92.8k number2004: 91.8k number2005: 85.6k number2006: 92.1k number2007: 92.5k number2008: 96.0k number2009: 100.3k number2010: 101.9k number2011: 100.2k number2012: 100.3k number2013: 108.2k number2014: 111.3k number2015: 111.2k number2016: 116.1k number2017: 118.0k number

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 11 Ethiopia 162,990 number compare
  2. 12 Japan 134,400 number compare
  3. 13 Kenya 132,622 number compare
  4. 15 Turkey 113,080 number compare
  5. 16 Nepal 111,403 number compare
  6. 17 Saudi Arabia 110,287 number compare

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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

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/