New Zealand vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes

New Zealand
18,147
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2.17 million
in 2023
New Zealand rank
86th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
83rd

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • New Zealand
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199420092024

How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 2.17 million against 18,147 in New Zealand, a difference of 2.15 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 119.6 times New Zealand's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 86th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 83rd of 157 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2000s 16,696 814,589 797,893 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 16,723 1.52 million 1.51 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 18,345 2.04 million 2.02 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 2.17 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
2.15 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
New Zealand ranks 86th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 83rd 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.

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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