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

Norway
59,473
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
3.82 million
in 2024
Norway rank
83rd
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
83rd

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

  • Norway
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197119972024

How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 3.82 million against 59,473 in Norway, a difference of 3.76 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 64.2 times Norway's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 83rd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 83rd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway WB: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 32,943 240,104 207,162 WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 49,191 766,316 717,125 WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 51,589 2.98 million 2.92 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 56,652 3.64 million 3.58 million WB: 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, Norway or WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa, at 3.82 million against 59,473 in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Norway and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
3.76 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Norway and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Norway ranks 83rd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 83rd 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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Indicator
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.