Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106): Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 2.94 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) stood at 2.94 million.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) peaked at 2.94 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 596,056, in 1970.
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 22nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 596,056 | — |
| 1971 | 608,375 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 637,764 | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 671,596 | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 712,589 | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 744,720 | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 779,755 | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 839,783 | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 924,186 | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 997,221 | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 1.04 million | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 1.08 million | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 1.15 million | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 1.19 million | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 1.21 million | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.22 million | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.22 million | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.24 million | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 1.28 million | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.40 million | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 1.33 million | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 1.40 million | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 1.41 million | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.46 million | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.44 million | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.44 million | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.45 million | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.51 million | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 1.53 million | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.55 million | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.59 million | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.65 million | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.66 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.77 million | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 1.79 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.87 million | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.90 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.95 million | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.04 million | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.12 million | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.21 million | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 2.32 million | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2.35 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.53 million | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 2.62 million | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.64 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.72 million | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.82 million | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 2.93 million | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 2.88 million | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.84 million | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.94 million | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 2.84 million | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.92 million | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 2.94 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 751,204 | 596,056 | 997,221 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.20 million | 1.04 million | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 million | 1.33 million | 1.55 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 million | 1.59 million | 2.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.60 million | 2.21 million | 2.93 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.90 million | 2.84 million | 2.94 million | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
All data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) was 2.94 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.94 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The lowest recorded value was 596,056 in 1970.
- How does ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.