What is the difference in secondary education, teachers between Central Europe and the Baltics and South Africa?

629,094, with Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and South Africa?

20 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central Europe and the Baltics vs South Africa: Secondary education, teachers

Central Europe and the Baltics

810,833

in 2024

South Africa

181,739

in 2023

Central Europe and the Baltics rank

41st

South Africa rank

38th

Secondary education, teachers over time

Central Europe and the Baltics
South Africa

How they compare

Central Europe and the Baltics currently reports 810,833 against 181,739 in South Africa, a difference of 629,094.

That makes Central Europe and the Baltics's figure about 4.5 times South Africa's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Central Europe and the Baltics has been ahead every year.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 38th of 45 groups.

Central Europe and the Baltics has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Europe and the Baltics	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	883,189	133,989	749,200	Central Europe and the Baltics
2000s	869,834	156,845	712,989	Central Europe and the Baltics
2010s	739,858	191,291	548,566	Central Europe and the Baltics
2020s	805,492	182,792	622,700	Central Europe and the Baltics

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, Central Europe and the Baltics or South Africa?: Central Europe and the Baltics, at 810,833 against 181,739 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers between Central Europe and the Baltics and South Africa?: 629,094, with Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and South Africa?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Central Europe and the Baltics and South Africa rank globally for secondary education, teachers?: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 38th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, teachers
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 7,677 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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