Austria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in lower secondary education, female

Austria
31,856 number
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
552,804 number
in 2016
Austria rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
34th

Teachers in lower secondary education, female over time

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 552,804 number against 31,856 number in Austria, a difference of 520,948 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 17.4 times Austria's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 138 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 Austria Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 29,122 number 265,523 number 236,401 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 30,125 number 486,819 number 456,694 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, female, Austria or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 552,804 number against 31,856 number in Austria as of 2016.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, female between Austria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
520,948 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
14 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Austria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
Austria ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.