Finland vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Finland
42,938
in 2024
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
3.71 million
in 2024
Finland rank
95th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
92nd

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Finland
  • UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197119972024

How they compare

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 3.71 million against 42,938 in Finland, a difference of 3.67 million.

That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 86.5 times Finland's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 95th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 92nd of 214 countries.

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 32,964 236,005 203,040 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 35,147 410,722 375,574 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 39,267 834,744 795,477 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 41,579 1.23 million 1.19 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 41,925 2.57 million 2.53 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 41,949 3.54 million 3.49 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Finland or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 3.71 million against 42,938 in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Finland and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
3.67 million, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Finland and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Finland ranks 95th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 92nd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
435 places, 17,549 data points, 1970–2025
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Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 768 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.