Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Education > Primary education, teachers per 1000
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Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabon | 8.13 | 2011 | ||
| 2 | Seychelles | 7.5 | 2011 | ||
| 3 | Swaziland | 6.76 | 2011 | ||
| 4 | Botswana | 6.67 | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 6.35 | 2012 | ||
| 6 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.29 | 2012 | ||
| 7 | Liberia | 6.16 | 2011 | ||
| 8 | Comoros | 6 | 2011 | ||
| 9 | Cape Verde | 5.98 | 2012 | ||
| 10 | Lesotho | 5.46 | 2012 | ||
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.26 | 2012 | ||
| 12 | Togo | 4.94 | 2012 | ||
| 13 | Ghana | 4.85 | 2012 | ||
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 4.83 | 2003 | ||
| 15 | Uganda | 4.82 | 2011 | ||
| 16 | Angola | 4.79 | 2010 | ||
| 17 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.78 | 2012 | ||
| 18 | South Africa | 4.64 | 2012 | ||
| 19 | Madagascar | 4.59 | 2012 | ||
| 20 | Zambia | 4.53 | 2012 | ||
| 21 | Namibia | 4.52 | 2012 | ||
| 22 | Benin | 4.48 | 2012 | ||
| 23 | Burundi | 4.27 | 2012 | ||
| 24 | Mauritius | 4.2 | 2012 | ||
| 25 | Senegal | 4.1 | 2012 | ||
| 26 | The Gambia | 4.02 | 2012 | ||
| 27 | Cameroon | 3.89 | 2012 | ||
| 28 | Mozambique | 3.88 | 2012 | ||
| 29 | Kenya | 3.84 | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Republic of the Congo | 3.81 | 2012 | ||
| 31 | Tanzania | 3.79 | 2012 | ||
| 32 | Mauritania | 3.63 | 2012 | ||
| 33 | Nigeria | 3.59 | 2010 | ||
| 34 | Sudan | 3.55 | 2009 | ||
| 35 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.53 | 2012 | ||
| 36 | Rwanda | 3.53 | 2012 | ||
| 37 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.39 | 2010 | ||
| 38 | Guinea | 3.21 | 2012 | ||
| 39 | Malawi | 3.13 | 2012 | ||
| 40 | Niger | 3.08 | 2012 | ||
| 41 | Mali | 3.03 | 2011 | ||
| 42 | Burkina Faso | 2.95 | 2012 | ||
| 43 | Ethiopia | 2.95 | 2012 | ||
| 44 | Chad | 2.74 | 2012 | ||
| 45 | Djibouti | 2.12 | 2012 | ||
| 46 | Central African Republic | 1.83 | 2012 | ||
| 47 | Somalia | 1.44 | 2007 | ||
| 48 | Eritrea | 1.33 | 2012 |
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Interesting observations about Education > Primary education, teachers per 1000
- Libya ranked first for primary education, teachers per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 1983.
- Saudi Arabia ranked second for primary education, teachers per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2012.
- Gabon ranked first for primary education, teachers per 1000 amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2011.
- Eritrea has ranked last for primary education, teachers per 1000 since 2008.
- Lebanon ranked second for primary education, teachers per 1000 amongst Former French colonies in 2012.
- San Marino ranked first for primary education, teachers per 1000 amongst Landlocked countries in 2012.
- Federated States of Micronesia ranked first for primary education, teachers per 1000 globally in 1971.
- Maldives ranked first for primary education, teachers per 1000 amongst Former British colonies in 2011.
- Iraq ranked first for primary education, teachers per 1000 amongst Failed states in 2007.
- Iceland ranked first for primary education, teachers per 1000 amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2011.
