New Zealand vs SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes

New Zealand
18,147
in 2024
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2.12 million
in 2023
New Zealand rank
86th
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
87th

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • New Zealand
  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199420092024

How they compare

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 2.12 million against 18,147 in New Zealand, a difference of 2.10 million.

That makes SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 116.6 times New Zealand's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 86th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 87th of 157 countries.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 16,425 767,509 751,084 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 16,723 1.49 million 1.48 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 18,345 1.99 million 1.97 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes, New Zealand or SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 2.12 million against 18,147 in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes between New Zealand and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
2.10 million, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
New Zealand ranks 86th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 87th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

New Zealand vs SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/teachers-in-lower-secondary-education-both-sexes-number-2/new-zealand/sdg-sub-saharan-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/teachers-in-lower-secondary-education-both-sexes-number-2/new-zealand/sdg-sub-saharan-africa/">New Zealand vs SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
370 places, 8,604 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release