Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Secondary education, teachers

Ethiopia
272,545
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
3.82 million
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
29th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
27th

Secondary education, teachers over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197119972024

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 3.82 million against 272,545 in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.54 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 14.0 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 201 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 6,173 243,032 236,859 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 19,073 610,038 590,965 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 23,614 737,450 713,836 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 80,924 1.71 million 1.63 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 103,382 2.28 million 2.18 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 174,967 3.57 million 3.40 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, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 3.82 million against 272,545 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
3.54 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for secondary education, teachers?
Ethiopia ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 201 countries.
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

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