Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.2134 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0.2134 units per square kilometre for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.2134 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0368 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0368 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0375 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0414 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0443 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0463 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0482 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0579 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0634 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0664 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0703 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0742 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.077 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0784 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0781 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0782 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0783 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0805 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0864 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0858 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0916 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0895 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.089 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.091 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0908 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0916 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0946 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0978 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1044 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1078 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1159 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1201 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1258 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1295 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1326 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1392 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1456 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1551 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1646 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1477 units per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1661 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1741 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.179 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1856 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1937 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2017 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2012 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2026 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2101 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2087 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2134 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0467 units per square kilometre | 0.0368 units per square kilometre | 0.0634 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0768 units per square kilometre | 0.0664 units per square kilometre | 0.0864 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0911 units per square kilometre | 0.0858 units per square kilometre | 0.0978 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1221 units per square kilometre | 0.1 units per square kilometre | 0.1456 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1769 units per square kilometre | 0.1477 units per square kilometre | 0.2017 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2087 units per square kilometre | 0.2026 units per square kilometre | 0.2134 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 23 Belgium 2.65 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Marshall Islands 2.63 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 American Samoa 2.62 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.55 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Antigua and Barbuda 2.47 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Comoros 2.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Luxembourg 2.13 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (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 0.3987 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.2134 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2134 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0368 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.