Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
3.82 million
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
388,714
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
26th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
23rd

Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 3.82 million against 388,714 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 3.43 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 9.8 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 23rd of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 792,061 422,700 369,361 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 1.21 million 368,397 843,874 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 2.86 million 392,370 2.47 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 3.59 million 371,937 3.22 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, gaps filled, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 3.82 million against 388,714 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers, gaps filled between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
3.43 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
27 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 23rd of 43 groups.
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
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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.