Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate was 0.7823 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern is 0.7823 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 58.7% on the previous year and down 89.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 8.95 % change on previous year in 1974 and was at its lowest, -3.2 % change on previous year, in 2022.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 121st of 221 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.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -0.7089 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 4.31 % change on previous year | -708.6% |
| 1973 | 5.02 % change on previous year | +16.4% |
| 1974 | 8.95 % change on previous year | +78.2% |
| 1975 | 4.85 % change on previous year | -45.8% |
| 1976 | 3.78 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 1977 | 4.01 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 5.48 % change on previous year | +36.9% |
| 1979 | 7.95 % change on previous year | +45.0% |
| 1980 | 5.03 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 1981 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -31.2% |
| 1982 | 4.44 % change on previous year | +28.2% |
| 1983 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -31.8% |
| 1984 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8731 % change on previous year | -67.9% |
| 1986 | 4.28 % change on previous year | +390.0% |
| 1987 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
| 1988 | 2.12 % change on previous year | +99.9% |
| 1989 | 7.38 % change on previous year | +247.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1949 % change on previous year | -97.4% |
| 1991 | 3.73 % change on previous year | +1815.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6805 % change on previous year | -81.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6877 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1994 | -1.82 % change on previous year | -364.5% |
| 1995 | 4.07 % change on previous year | -323.7% |
| 1996 | -0.4915 % change on previous year | -112.1% |
| 1997 | -0.3243 % change on previous year | -34.0% |
| 1998 | 3.55 % change on previous year | -1194.2% |
| 1999 | 2.8 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
| 2000 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 2001 | 1.99 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.7 % change on previous year | +35.7% |
| 2003 | 4.08 % change on previous year | +51.1% |
| 2004 | 4.99 % change on previous year | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 5.6 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 5.41 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 6.7 % change on previous year | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 6.31 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -55.5% |
| 2010 | 5.33 % change on previous year | +89.8% |
| 2011 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -76.2% |
| 2012 | 4.48 % change on previous year | +253.1% |
| 2013 | 5.48 % change on previous year | +22.4% |
| 2014 | 7.39 % change on previous year | +34.9% |
| 2015 | 4.6 % change on previous year | -37.8% |
| 2016 | 3.85 % change on previous year | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 4.66 % change on previous year | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 4.58 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9244 % change on previous year | -79.8% |
| 2020 | 1.18 % change on previous year | +27.7% |
| 2021 | 2.81 % change on previous year | +137.8% |
| 2022 | -3.2 % change on previous year | -214.0% |
| 2023 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -159.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7823 % change on previous year | -58.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +1815.7% | 0.1949 % change on previous year | 3.73 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +1194.2% | -0.3243 % change on previous year | 3.55 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | +708.6% | -0.7089 % change on previous year | 4.31 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | +390.0% | 0.8731 % change on previous year | 4.28 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.85 % change on previous year | -0.7089 % change on previous year | 8.95 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.44 % change on previous year | 0.8731 % change on previous year | 7.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 % change on previous year | -1.82 % change on previous year | 4.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.25 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | 6.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.26 % change on previous year | 0.9244 % change on previous year | 7.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6926 % change on previous year | -3.2 % change on previous year | 2.81 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- 118 China 0.2971 % change on previous year compare
- 119 Tonga 0.2451 % change on previous year compare
- 120 Canada 0.231 % change on previous year compare
- 121 Senegal 0.1125 % change on previous year compare
- 122 Italy 0.0909 % change on previous year compare
- 123 New Zealand 0.0527 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Gambia 0.0148 % change on previous year compare
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.7823 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 8.95 % change on previous year in 1974.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.2 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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- Teachers in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.