Teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Teachers in primary education, male was 2.59 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.59 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
44th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.59 million
in 2024
All-time low
464,514
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) is 2.59 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 2.59 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 464,514, in 1970.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 44th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 464,514 | — |
| 1971 | 472,976 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 493,974 | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 518,560 | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 554,089 | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 578,479 | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 604,350 | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 651,036 | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 732,970 | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 798,215 | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 830,230 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 873,858 | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 927,905 | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 953,676 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 962,552 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 946,653 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 944,318 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 952,938 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 969,058 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.01 million | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 1.01 million | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.06 million | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 1.08 million | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.11 million | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.09 million | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.08 million | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.08 million | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.10 million | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.13 million | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.16 million | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.19 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.25 million | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.27 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.38 million | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 1.41 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.48 million | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 1.52 million | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.58 million | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.65 million | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.74 million | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.83 million | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 1.93 million | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 1.94 million | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.13 million | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 2.22 million | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.25 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.34 million | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 2.45 million | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 2.56 million | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 2.50 million | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.48 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.59 million | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 2.53 million | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.58 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 2.59 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 586,916 | 464,514 | 798,215 | 10 |
| 1980s | 937,605 | 830,230 | 1.01 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 million | 1.01 million | 1.16 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 million | 1.19 million | 1.74 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.22 million | 1.83 million | 2.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 million | 2.48 million | 2.59 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5039 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9976 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Teachers in primary education, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 2.59 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 464,514 in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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