Teachers in primary education, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Teachers in primary education, male was 2.60 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.60 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
41st
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.60 million
in 2024
All-time low
465,340
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 2.60 million for teachers in primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 2.60 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 465,340, in 1970.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 41st 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 465,340 | — |
| 1971 | 474,092 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 495,300 | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 519,909 | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 555,302 | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 579,559 | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 605,502 | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 652,393 | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 734,396 | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 799,714 | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 831,722 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 875,575 | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 929,698 | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 955,516 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 964,523 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 948,686 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 946,328 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 955,083 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 971,257 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.02 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 | 1.09 million | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.09 million | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.11 million | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.14 million | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.17 million | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.20 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.26 million | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.28 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.39 million | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 1.41 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.48 million | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 1.52 million | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.58 million | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.66 million | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.74 million | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.84 million | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 1.94 million | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 1.95 million | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.14 million | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 2.23 million | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.26 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.35 million | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 2.46 million | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 2.57 million | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 2.51 million | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.49 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.60 million | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 2.54 million | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.59 million | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 2.60 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 588,151 | 465,340 | 799,714 | 10 |
| 1980s | 939,550 | 831,722 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 million | 1.01 million | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 million | 1.20 million | 1.74 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 million | 1.84 million | 2.57 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.56 million | 2.49 million | 2.60 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7609 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.63 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Teachers in primary education, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 2.60 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.60 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 465,340 in 1970.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 41st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa 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