What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.002 number per person in 2017.

What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 number per person in 1970.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.

Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Name: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.002 number per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

0.002 number per person

Change on year

down 0.1%

Rank

38th

of 45 groups

All-time high

0.002 number per person

in 2017

All-time low

0.0008 number per person

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 0.002 number per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.002 number per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 number per person, in 1970.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970 to 2019.
Year	number per person	Change
1970	0.0008 number per person	—
1971	0.0008 number per person	+0.9%
1972	0.0009 number per person	+4.8%
1973	0.0009 number per person	+2.9%
1974	0.0009 number per person	+5.2%
1975	0.001 number per person	+2.3%
1976	0.001 number per person	+0.7%
1977	0.001 number per person	+4.5%
1978	0.0011 number per person	+8.9%
1979	0.0012 number per person	+8.5%
1980	0.0012 number per person	+3.2%
1981	0.0013 number per person	+4.5%
1982	0.0013 number per person	+1.8%
1983	0.0013 number per person	+2.8%
1984	0.0014 number per person	+0.9%
1985	0.0013 number per person	-1.2%
1986	0.0013 number per person	-2.0%
1987	0.0013 number per person	-3.8%
1988	0.0013 number per person	+1.6%
1989	0.0014 number per person	+8.8%
1990	0.0013 number per person	-3.7%
1991	0.0014 number per person	+1.0%
1992	0.0014 number per person	+0.7%
1993	0.0014 number per person	-0.1%
1994	0.0014 number per person	-1.2%
1995	0.0014 number per person	+3.7%
1996	0.0014 number per person	-3.1%
1997	0.0013 number per person	-2.5%
1998	0.0013 number per person	+0.9%
1999	0.0014 number per person	+1.6%
2000	0.0014 number per person	-0.1%
2001	0.0014 number per person	+1.1%
2002	0.0014 number per person	+3.1%
2003	0.0015 number per person	+2.9%
2004	0.0015 number per person	+5.0%
2005	0.0016 number per person	+2.1%
2006	0.0016 number per person	+0.5%
2007	0.0015 number per person	-2.1%
2008	0.0016 number per person	+2.7%
2009	0.0016 number per person	+1.1%
2010	0.0017 number per person	+4.9%
2011	0.0017 number per person	+4.3%
2012	0.0017 number per person	-2.5%
2013	0.0019 number per person	+12.4%
2014	0.0019 number per person	+2.1%
2015	0.002 number per person	+1.1%
2016	0.002 number per person	+0.1%
2017	0.002 number per person	+0.6%
2018	0.002 number per person	-0.1%
2019	0.002 number per person	-0.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.001 number per person	0.0008 number per person	0.0012 number per person	10
1980s	0.0013 number per person	0.0012 number per person	0.0014 number per person	10
1990s	0.0014 number per person	0.0013 number per person	0.0014 number per person	10
2000s	0.0015 number per person	0.0014 number per person	0.0016 number per person	10
2010s	0.0019 number per person	0.0017 number per person	0.002 number per person	10

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

35 Belgium 0.0053 number per person compare
36 Estonia 0.0052 number per person compare
37 Belize 0.0052 number per person compare
38 Namibia 0.0052 number per person compare
39 Saint Lucia 0.0052 number per person compare
40 Jordan 0.0051 number per person compare
41 Netherlands 0.0051 number per person compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary 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)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.002 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.002 number per person in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 number per person in 1970.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total

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Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita
Unit: number per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.