Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Teachers in lower secondary education, female

Sri Lanka
60,052 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
554,387 number
in 2016
Sri Lanka rank
27th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
32nd

Teachers in lower secondary education, female over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0200.0k400.0k600.0k200220102018

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 554,387 number against 60,052 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 494,335 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 9.2 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 138 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 43,796 number 236,703 number 192,908 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 53,914 number 473,377 number 419,463 number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, female, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 554,387 number against 60,052 number in Sri Lanka as of 2016.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, female between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
494,335 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
10 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
Sri Lanka ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd 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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About this data

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.