Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 842,763 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1995–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 842,763 number for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 108.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 842,763 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 235,587 number, in 1999.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 27th 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, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 253,516 number | — |
| 1996 | 267,548 number | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 256,120 number | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 289,339 number | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 235,587 number | -18.6% |
| 2000 | 257,720 number | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 271,615 number | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 296,549 number | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 334,038 number | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 367,525 number | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 385,976 number | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 421,377 number | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 415,969 number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 403,754 number | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 446,681 number | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 478,033 number | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 527,138 number | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 594,502 number | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 672,858 number | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 574,737 number | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 619,393 number | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 796,478 number | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 756,112 number | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 842,763 number | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 260,422 number | 235,587 number | 289,339 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 360,120 number | 257,720 number | 446,681 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 651,335 number | 478,033 number | 842,763 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (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 capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa was 842,763 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?
- The highest recorded value was 842,763 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 235,587 number in 1999.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.