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

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
3.82 million
in 2024
Switzerland
68,266
in 2024
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
81st
Switzerland rank
78th

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

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Switzerland
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197219982024

How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 3.82 million against 68,266 in Switzerland, a difference of 3.76 million.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 56.0 times Switzerland's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 81st and Switzerland ranks 78th of 221 groups.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 336,323 39,873 296,450 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 362,591 41,303 321,288 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 2.78 million 63,610 2.71 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 3.64 million 65,209 3.58 million MDG: 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, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Switzerland?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 3.82 million against 68,266 in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Switzerland?
3.76 million, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Switzerland?
15 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Switzerland rank globally for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 81st and Switzerland ranks 78th of 221 groups.
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
Last refreshed

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.