Which has higher secondary education, teachers, Sub-Saharan Africa or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 71.5% against 34.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.

What is the difference in secondary education, teachers between Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?

36.9%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?

22 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs United Arab Emirates: Secondary education, teachers

Sub-Saharan Africa

34.6%

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

71.5%

in 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

38th

United Arab Emirates rank

35th

Secondary education, teachers over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 71.5% against 34.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 36.9%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th and United Arab Emirates ranks 35th of 45 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	35.3%	41.4%	6.1%	United Arab Emirates
1980s	32.8%	48.6%	15.8%	United Arab Emirates
1990s	33.4%	55.2%	21.8%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	32.7%	74.2%	41.5%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	34.2%	72.5%	38.3%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, Sub-Saharan Africa or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 71.5% against 34.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers between Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?: 36.9%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United Arab Emirates rank globally for secondary education, teachers?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th and United Arab Emirates ranks 35th of 45 groups.
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)
Unit: % female
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 6,756 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.