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

Spain
344,203
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
3.82 million
in 2024
Spain rank
24th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
27th

Secondary education, teachers over time

  • Spain
  • 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 344,203 in Spain, a difference of 3.47 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.1 times Spain's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 24th 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 Spain Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 85,611 236,650 151,039 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 211,981 534,423 322,442 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 286,733 744,270 457,536 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 283,281 1.27 million 987,053 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 287,895 2.63 million 2.35 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 330,606 3.64 million 3.31 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, Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 3.82 million against 344,203 in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
3.47 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
43 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for secondary education, teachers?
Spain ranks 24th 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.