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

Belgium
31,708 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
552,804 number
in 2016
Belgium rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
34th

Teachers in lower secondary education, female over time

  • Belgium
  • 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 31,708 number in Belgium, a difference of 521,096 number.

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

Across all 10 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 36th 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 Belgium Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 25,482 number 302,624 number 277,142 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 28,345 number 486,819 number 458,474 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, Belgium or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 552,804 number against 31,708 number in Belgium as of 2016.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, female between Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
521,096 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
How do Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
Belgium ranks 36th 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.