SDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Sweden: Teachers in secondary education, male

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2.46 million
in 2024
Sweden
31,240
in 2024
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
68th
Sweden rank
71st

Teachers in secondary education, male over time

  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Sweden
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197319982024

How they compare

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 2.46 million against 31,240 in Sweden, a difference of 2.42 million.

That makes SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 78.6 times Sweden's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 68th and Sweden ranks 71st of 221 groups.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 144,546 29,642 114,904 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 518,329 33,868 484,462 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 885,308 31,527 853,781 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 1.76 million 27,275 1.73 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 2.35 million 31,060 2.32 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in secondary education, male, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Sweden?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 2.46 million against 31,240 in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, male between SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sweden?
2.42 million, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sweden?
34 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Sweden rank globally for teachers in secondary education, male?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 68th and Sweden ranks 71st of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
430 places, 15,026 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release