Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 2.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 2.50 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 2.57 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 453,876, in 1971.
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 121st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 460,395 | — |
| 1971 | 453,876 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 476,026 | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 496,178 | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 546,288 | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 575,312 | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 597,436 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 622,534 | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 658,096 | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 714,717 | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 752,308 | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 778,518 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 814,177 | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 838,397 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 860,600 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 867,852 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 901,661 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 920,637 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 939,398 | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.03 million | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 1.05 million | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.06 million | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.07 million | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.08 million | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.06 million | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.10 million | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.09 million | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.09 million | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.13 million | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 1.13 million | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.16 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.18 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.22 million | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.26 million | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.32 million | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 1.39 million | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.46 million | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.56 million | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 1.64 million | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.68 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.77 million | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.79 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.83 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.96 million | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 2.08 million | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 2.16 million | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 2.22 million | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.31 million | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.39 million | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.47 million | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 2.55 million | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 2.57 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.44 million | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 2.47 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.50 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 560,086 | 453,876 | 714,717 | 10 |
| 1980s | 870,493 | 752,308 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 million | 1.05 million | 1.13 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 million | 1.16 million | 1.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.10 million | 1.77 million | 2.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.51 million | 2.44 million | 2.57 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.76 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 2.50 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 453,876 in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.