Iran vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled

Iran
406,399
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.82 million
in 2024
Iran rank
21st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
24th

Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled over time

  • Iran
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197119972024

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 3.82 million against 406,399 in Iran, a difference of 3.41 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 9.4 times Iran's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th of 201 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 68,282 258,054 189,772 Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 196,950 512,962 316,012 Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 244,600 747,855 503,255 Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 317,635 2.75 million 2.43 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 389,712 3.73 million 3.34 million Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, gaps filled, Iran or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 3.82 million against 406,399 in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers, gaps filled between Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa?
3.41 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
Iran ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 8,396 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, teachers with 719 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.