Saudi Arabia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Secondary education, teachers, female

Saudi Arabia
119,823
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.32 million
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
31st

Secondary education, teachers, female over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M197620002024

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 1.32 million against 119,823 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.20 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.0 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 198 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 7,004 118,485 111,481 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 132,955 467,979 335,023 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 149,720 917,293 767,573 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 121,097 1.23 million 1.11 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, female, Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 1.32 million against 119,823 in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers, female between Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.20 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
15 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for secondary education, teachers, female?
Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, teachers, female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 6,752 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.