Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate was 1.03 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 1.03 % change on previous year for teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.2% on the previous year and down 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 15.66 % change on previous year in 2013 and was at its lowest, -1.14 % change on previous year, in 1987.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 139th 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, female (number), annual growth rate in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.66 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 6.53 % change on previous year | +292.6% |
| 1973 | 4.86 % change on previous year | -25.5% |
| 1974 | 7.28 % change on previous year | +49.8% |
| 1975 | 4.82 % change on previous year | -33.8% |
| 1976 | 3.22 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 1977 | 6.52 % change on previous year | +102.6% |
| 1978 | 10.95 % change on previous year | +68.0% |
| 1979 | 10.82 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 5.73 % change on previous year | -47.0% |
| 1981 | 6.93 % change on previous year | +20.9% |
| 1982 | 4.68 % change on previous year | -32.4% |
| 1983 | 5.27 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -34.4% |
| 1985 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -57.2% |
| 1986 | 0.812 % change on previous year | -45.1% |
| 1987 | -1.14 % change on previous year | -239.9% |
| 1988 | 4.32 % change on previous year | -480.3% |
| 1989 | 11.24 % change on previous year | +160.2% |
| 1990 | -0.9133 % change on previous year | -108.1% |
| 1991 | 3.58 % change on previous year | -491.6% |
| 1992 | 3.35 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -61.9% |
| 1995 | 6.11 % change on previous year | +432.1% |
| 1996 | -0.5773 % change on previous year | -109.4% |
| 1997 | -0.3196 % change on previous year | -44.6% |
| 1998 | 3.65 % change on previous year | -1242.1% |
| 1999 | 4.32 % change on previous year | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -45.5% |
| 2001 | 3.57 % change on previous year | +51.7% |
| 2002 | 5.44 % change on previous year | +52.5% |
| 2003 | 5.68 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 7.59 % change on previous year | +33.6% |
| 2005 | 4.79 % change on previous year | -36.9% |
| 2006 | 3.15 % change on previous year | -34.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6251 % change on previous year | -80.2% |
| 2008 | 5.23 % change on previous year | +737.4% |
| 2009 | 3.87 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 2010 | 7.82 % change on previous year | +101.9% |
| 2011 | 6.99 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1259 % change on previous year | -98.2% |
| 2013 | 15.66 % change on previous year | +12342.2% |
| 2014 | 5.28 % change on previous year | -66.3% |
| 2015 | 4.36 % change on previous year | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 2017 | 4.25 % change on previous year | +23.0% |
| 2018 | 3.8 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -49.8% |
| 2020 | 2.41 % change on previous year | +26.4% |
| 2021 | 3.19 % change on previous year | +32.3% |
| 2022 | 0.917 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 2023 | 2.64 % change on previous year | +188.4% |
| 2024 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +12342.2% | 0.1259 % change on previous year | 15.66 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +1242.1% | -0.3196 % change on previous year | 3.65 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | +737.4% | 0.6251 % change on previous year | 5.23 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | +491.6% | -0.9133 % change on previous year | 3.58 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | +480.3% | -1.14 % change on previous year | 4.32 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | +432.1% | 1.15 % change on previous year | 6.11 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.3 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | 10.95 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.28 % change on previous year | -1.14 % change on previous year | 11.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.34 % change on previous year | -0.9133 % change on previous year | 6.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.23 % change on previous year | 0.6251 % change on previous year | 7.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.36 % change on previous year | 0.1259 % change on previous year | 15.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 % change on previous year | 0.917 % change on previous year | 3.19 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- 136 Italy -0.5163 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Syrian Arab Republic -0.6248 % change on previous year compare
- 138 Ukraine -0.6453 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Hungary -0.6608 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Republic of Moldova -0.7229 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Algeria -0.7371 % change on previous year compare
- 142 Gambia -0.7437 % change on previous year compare
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 1.03 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.66 % change on previous year in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.14 % change on previous year in 1987.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (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, female (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female 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
The year-on-year percentage change in Teachers in primary education, female (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.