Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 2.60 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.60 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
43rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.60 million
in 2024
All-time low
465,302
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 2.60 million for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 2.60 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 465,302, in 1970.

That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 465,302
1971 474,057 +1.9%
1972 495,279 +4.5%
1973 519,880 +5.0%
1974 555,289 +6.8%
1975 579,537 +4.4%
1976 605,483 +4.5%
1977 652,378 +7.7%
1978 734,384 +12.6%
1979 799,706 +8.9%
1980 831,711 +4.0%
1981 875,561 +5.3%
1982 929,680 +6.2%
1983 955,495 +2.8%
1984 964,499 +0.9%
1985 948,658 -1.6%
1986 946,296 -0.2%
1987 955,048 +0.9%
1988 971,218 +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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 588,130 465,302 799,706 10
1980s 939,524 831,711 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

Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

  1. 40 Cameroon 46,904 compare
  2. 41 Malawi 46,483 compare
  3. 42 Burkina Faso 45,820 compare
  4. 43 Canada 45,037 compare
  5. 44 Chad 43,145 compare
  6. 45 Myanmar 42,940 compare
  7. 46 Benin 42,034 compare

See the full ranking of 433 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 2.60 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 2.60 million in 2024.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 465,302 in 1970.
How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
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 (excluding High Income) 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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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 (number), gaps filled
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Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
433 places, 18,574 data points, 1970–2025
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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.