Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate was 0.7294 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
WB: Africa Western and Central recorded 0.7294 % change on previous year for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 73.6% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 25.94 % change on previous year in 1978 and was at its lowest, -6.63 % change on previous year, in 1986.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.09 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 7.37 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 4.71 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 1974 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -45.4% |
| 1975 | 3.78 % change on previous year | +47.2% |
| 1976 | 4.53 % change on previous year | +19.6% |
| 1977 | 15.1 % change on previous year | +233.6% |
| 1978 | 25.94 % change on previous year | +71.8% |
| 1979 | 12.59 % change on previous year | -51.5% |
| 1980 | 3.98 % change on previous year | -68.4% |
| 1981 | 10.16 % change on previous year | +155.5% |
| 1982 | 7.54 % change on previous year | -25.8% |
| 1983 | 4.83 % change on previous year | -36.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6337 % change on previous year | -86.9% |
| 1985 | -2.51 % change on previous year | -495.8% |
| 1986 | -6.63 % change on previous year | +164.3% |
| 1987 | -1.68 % change on previous year | -74.7% |
| 1988 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -331.4% |
| 1989 | 7.24 % change on previous year | +86.5% |
| 1990 | -2.16 % change on previous year | -129.9% |
| 1991 | 4.97 % change on previous year | -329.6% |
| 1992 | 5.88 % change on previous year | +18.3% |
| 1993 | 7.21 % change on previous year | +22.7% |
| 1994 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -76.4% |
| 1995 | -0.6648 % change on previous year | -139.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0163 % change on previous year | -102.4% |
| 1997 | 3 % change on previous year | +18342.7% |
| 1998 | 2.87 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 4.29 % change on previous year | +49.7% |
| 2000 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -32.0% |
| 2001 | 8.15 % change on previous year | +179.5% |
| 2002 | 4.2 % change on previous year | -48.5% |
| 2003 | 12.63 % change on previous year | +200.6% |
| 2004 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -73.5% |
| 2005 | 3.73 % change on previous year | +11.6% |
| 2006 | -0.5982 % change on previous year | -116.0% |
| 2007 | -4.27 % change on previous year | +613.1% |
| 2008 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -162.4% |
| 2009 | 7.85 % change on previous year | +195.0% |
| 2010 | 8.39 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 14.22 % change on previous year | +69.5% |
| 2012 | -5.94 % change on previous year | -141.7% |
| 2013 | 23.64 % change on previous year | -498.3% |
| 2014 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -94.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2195 % change on previous year | -82.4% |
| 2016 | 3.41 % change on previous year | +1452.5% |
| 2017 | 3.98 % change on previous year | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 3.53 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 2019 | -2.08 % change on previous year | -158.8% |
| 2020 | -0.1447 % change on previous year | -93.0% |
| 2021 | 5.24 % change on previous year | -3719.8% |
| 2022 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -36.5% |
| 2023 | 2.76 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7294 % change on previous year | -73.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in WB: Africa Western and Central 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +18342.7% | 0.0163 % change on previous year | 3 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +3719.8% | -0.1447 % change on previous year | 5.24 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +1452.5% | 0.2195 % change on previous year | 3.41 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.41 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | 25.94 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.74 % change on previous year | -6.63 % change on previous year | 10.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.71 % change on previous year | -2.16 % change on previous year | 7.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.06 % change on previous year | -4.27 % change on previous year | 12.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.06 % change on previous year | -5.94 % change on previous year | 23.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 % change on previous year | -0.1447 % change on previous year | 5.24 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
- 129 Brunei Darussalam -0.0779 % change on previous year compare
- 130 Bangladesh -0.2312 % change on previous year compare
- 131 Kazakhstan -0.3149 % change on previous year compare
- 132 Chile -0.4034 % change on previous year compare
- 133 Sweden -0.43 % change on previous year compare
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.72 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6879 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate in WB: Africa Western and Central was 0.7294 % 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 Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 25.94 % change on previous year in 1978.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.63 % change on previous year in 1986.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 130th 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 Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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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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.