Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 5.14 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 5.14 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 5.14 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 741,638, in 1970.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 741,638 | — |
| 1971 | 754,989 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 794,557 | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 833,708 | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 891,979 | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 932,461 | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 969,757 | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 1.04 million | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 1.16 million | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 1.28 million | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 1.34 million | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 1.41 million | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 1.49 million | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 1.55 million | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 1.58 million | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.57 million | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.58 million | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.58 million | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.62 million | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.74 million | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 1.73 million | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.80 million | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 1.84 million | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.90 million | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.89 million | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.93 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.93 million | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.94 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.01 million | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 2.08 million | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 2.12 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 2.22 million | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 2.29 million | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 2.46 million | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 2.57 million | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 2.69 million | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 2.77 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.84 million | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.98 million | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 3.11 million | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 3.32 million | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 3.52 million | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 3.53 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.97 million | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 4.16 million | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 4.28 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 4.43 million | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 4.63 million | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 4.82 million | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.81 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 4.84 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.02 million | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 4.99 million | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 5.10 million | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 5.14 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 940,115 | 741,638 | 1.28 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.55 million | 1.34 million | 1.74 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.91 million | 1.73 million | 2.08 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.60 million | 2.12 million | 3.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.15 million | 3.32 million | 4.82 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.02 million | 4.84 million | 5.14 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.004 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3988 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 5.14 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.14 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 741,638 in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.