Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.0941 number per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0.0941 number per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0941 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0119 number per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0119 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0123 number per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0133 number per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.014 number per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0152 number per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 0.016 number per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0166 number per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0178 number per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.02 number per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0223 number per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0237 number per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0255 number per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0268 number per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0284 number per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0295 number per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.03 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0303 number per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.03 number per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0314 number per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0351 number per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0348 number per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0361 number per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0374 number per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0364 number per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0369 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0393 number per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0391 number per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0391 number per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0405 number per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0423 number per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0434 number per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.045 number per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0477 number per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0504 number per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.054 number per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0566 number per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0585 number per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0589 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0622 number per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0646 number per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0697 number per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0747 number per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.067 number per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0774 number per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0812 number per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0843 number per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0867 number per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0895 number per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0918 number per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0941 number per square kilometre | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0159 number per square kilometre | 0.0119 number per square kilometre | 0.0223 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0291 number per square kilometre | 0.0237 number per square kilometre | 0.0351 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0382 number per square kilometre | 0.0348 number per square kilometre | 0.0423 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0541 number per square kilometre | 0.0434 number per square kilometre | 0.0646 number per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0816 number per square kilometre | 0.067 number per square kilometre | 0.0941 number per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 36 Trinidad and Tobago 1.14 number per square kilometre compare
- 37 Sri Lanka 1.11 number per square kilometre compare
- 38 Dominican Republic 1.11 number per square kilometre compare
- 39 Switzerland 1.09 number per square kilometre compare
- 40 Cayman Islands 1.02 number per square kilometre compare
- 41 Burundi 1.01 number per square kilometre compare
- 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9949 number per square kilometre compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.0941 number per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0941 number per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0119 number per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.