Poland vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes

Poland
86,459 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.65 million number
in 2016
Poland rank
31st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
29th

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Poland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 1.65 million number against 86,459 number in Poland, a difference of 1.56 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 19.1 times Poland's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 141 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 125,034 number 867,190 number 742,156 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 127,976 number 1.43 million number 1.30 million number 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, Poland or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 1.65 million number against 86,459 number in Poland as of 2016.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes between Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.56 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
13 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
Poland ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 141 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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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,093 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.