Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 1.08 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Africa Western and Central is 1.08 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 1.08 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 164,604, in 1970.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 88th of 221 groups on this measure, 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), gaps filled in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 164,604 | — |
| 1971 | 178,966 | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 187,146 | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 195,014 | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 199,984 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 206,403 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 215,019 | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 242,902 | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 298,679 | +23.0% |
| 1979 | 330,301 | +10.6% |
| 1980 | 339,117 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 367,205 | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 399,011 | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 409,870 | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 403,903 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 386,732 | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 358,227 | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 363,081 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 366,256 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 378,435 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 377,523 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 396,726 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 409,466 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 436,715 | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 437,187 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 434,757 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 429,882 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 445,619 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 461,730 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 485,588 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 497,702 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 540,002 | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 558,264 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 629,314 | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 623,791 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 656,834 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 647,945 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 650,472 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 669,106 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 714,850 | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 763,490 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 845,691 | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 799,419 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 942,229 | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 951,986 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 946,018 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 974,070 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.04 million | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 995,818 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 974,845 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.03 million | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 1.06 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.08 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.08 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 221,902 | 164,604 | 330,301 | 10 |
| 1980s | 377,184 | 339,117 | 409,870 | 10 |
| 1990s | 431,519 | 377,523 | 485,588 | 10 |
| 2000s | 618,828 | 497,702 | 714,850 | 10 |
| 2010s | 926,600 | 763,490 | 1.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 million | 974,845 | 1.08 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
- 85 Netherlands 12,827 compare
- 86 Honduras 11,880 compare
- 87 Somalia 10,731 compare
- 88 Paraguay 9,999 compare
- 89 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9,854 compare
- 90 Kazakhstan 9,697 compare
- 91 Switzerland 9,628 compare
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.72 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6879 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Africa Western and Central was 1.08 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 164,604 in 1970.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 88th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.