Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.1213 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Tanzania, United Republic of is 0.1213 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 0.1213 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0153 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 98th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0153 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0178 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.019 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.02 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0289 units per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | +60.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0548 units per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0579 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0611 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.065 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0653 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0645 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0655 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0642 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0669 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0667 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0675 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0699 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0671 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0643 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0657 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0687 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0726 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0794 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0887 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0902 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0925 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0904 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0928 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0989 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0989 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.103 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1046 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1069 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1137 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1088 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1119 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1116 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1116 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1143 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1172 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1213 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 0.1213 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1055 units per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 0.1213 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1501 units per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Tanzania, United Republic of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +60.9% | 0.0289 units per square kilometre | 0.0464 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0268 units per square kilometre | 0.0153 units per square kilometre | 0.0548 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0632 units per square kilometre | 0.0579 units per square kilometre | 0.0655 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0669 units per square kilometre | 0.0642 units per square kilometre | 0.0699 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.081 units per square kilometre | 0.0657 units per square kilometre | 0.0925 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1051 units per square kilometre | 0.0928 units per square kilometre | 0.1137 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1161 units per square kilometre | 0.1116 units per square kilometre | 0.1213 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 95 Greece 0.1336 units per square kilometre compare
- 96 Fiji 0.1307 units per square kilometre compare
- 97 Jamaica 0.1232 units per square kilometre compare
- 99 Spain 0.1084 units per square kilometre compare
- 100 Samoa 0.1076 units per square kilometre compare
- 101 Madagascar 0.1068 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106,006 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 331,605 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 851,911 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 824,648 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 11.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.3307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1661 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Tanzania, United Republic of was 0.1213 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1213 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0153 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 98th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.