Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 840,480 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1995–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 840,480 number for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 109.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 840,480 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 232,844 number, in 1999.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 251,341 number | — |
| 1996 | 264,899 number | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 253,348 number | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 286,594 number | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 232,844 number | -18.8% |
| 2000 | 255,066 number | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 268,979 number | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 293,926 number | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 331,349 number | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 364,862 number | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 383,286 number | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 418,664 number | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 413,265 number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 401,007 number | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 443,970 number | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 475,263 number | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 524,413 number | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 591,789 number | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 670,375 number | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 572,303 number | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 617,095 number | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 794,036 number | +28.7% |
| 2017 | 753,704 number | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 840,480 number | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 257,805 number | 232,844 number | 286,594 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 357,437 number | 255,066 number | 443,970 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 648,829 number | 475,263 number | 840,480 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 840,480 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 840,480 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 232,844 number in 1999.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private pre-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.