Teachers in primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, female was 2.25 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 2.25 million number for teachers in primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 2.25 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 239,980 number, in 1970.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, 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, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 239,980 number | — |
| 1971 | 248,642 number | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 267,565 number | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 282,929 number | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 306,192 number | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 322,055 number | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 333,739 number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 358,475 number | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 401,996 number | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 449,687 number | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 477,716 number | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 514,550 number | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 540,344 number | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 572,334 number | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 594,492 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 604,865 number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 610,216 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 604,312 number | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 631,883 number | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 707,289 number | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 700,648 number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 727,257 number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 752,504 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 772,332 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 783,736 number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 834,242 number | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 830,506 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 831,287 number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 861,298 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 898,433 number | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 921,537 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 956,519 number | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.01 million number | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.07 million number | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.15 million number | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 1.21 million number | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 1.25 million number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.26 million number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.33 million number | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.38 million number | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.49 million number | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 1.60 million number | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.60 million number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.85 million number | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 1.94 million number | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 2.01 million number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 2.07 million number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.14 million number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 2.19 million number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.25 million number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 321,126 number | 239,980 number | 449,687 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 585,800 number | 477,716 number | 707,289 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 799,224 number | 700,648 number | 898,433 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 million number | 921,537 number | 1.38 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.91 million number | 1.49 million number | 2.25 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 2.25 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 239,980 number in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.