Teachers in primary education, male (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 752,485 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 752,485, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 752,485 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 115,262, in 1970.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 115th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, male (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 115,262 | — |
| 1971 | 128,003 | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 134,254 | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 138,703 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 141,590 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 144,402 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 148,693 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 171,728 | +15.5% |
| 1978 | 222,779 | +29.7% |
| 1979 | 249,038 | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 253,630 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 279,076 | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 305,310 | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 313,328 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 305,146 | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 283,742 | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 247,589 | -12.7% |
| 1987 | 250,448 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 249,801 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 260,758 | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 260,864 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 277,457 | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 286,498 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 314,325 | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 313,933 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 309,759 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 303,167 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 311,461 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 319,296 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 332,644 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 343,675 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 377,611 | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 382,481 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 454,295 | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 449,934 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 461,853 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 459,389 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 431,734 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 434,562 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 476,563 | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 513,200 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 587,189 | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 527,560 | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 662,549 | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 666,685 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 656,443 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 670,751 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 690,933 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 710,063 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 666,157 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 636,036 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 704,136 | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 727,001 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 745,606 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 752,485 | +0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +29.7% | 171,728 | 222,779 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 159,445 | 115,262 | 249,038 | 10 |
| 1980s | 274,883 | 247,589 | 313,328 | 10 |
| 1990s | 302,940 | 260,864 | 332,644 | 10 |
| 2000s | 427,210 | 343,675 | 476,563 | 10 |
| 2010s | 635,153 | 513,200 | 710,063 | 10 |
| 2020s | 713,053 | 636,036 | 752,485 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- 112 Botswana 4,309 compare
- 113 Guinea-Bissau 4,201 compare
- 114 Turkmenistan 4,188 compare
- 115 New Zealand 4,092 compare
- 116 Lebanon 3,661 compare
- 117 East Timor 3,372 compare
- 118 Romania 3,242 compare
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 752,485 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 752,485 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 115,262 in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 115th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release