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

Sweden
31,240
in 2024
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2.44 million
in 2024
Sweden rank
71st
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
69th

Teachers in secondary education, male over time

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

How they compare

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 2.44 million against 31,240 in Sweden, a difference of 2.41 million.

That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 78.2 times Sweden's.

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

Sweden ranks 71st and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 69th of 209 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 29,642 144,124 114,482 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 33,868 515,700 481,832 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 31,527 881,477 849,951 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 27,275 1.75 million 1.73 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 31,060 2.34 million 2.31 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in secondary education, male, Sweden or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 2.44 million against 31,240 in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, male between Sweden and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
2.41 million, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Sweden and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in secondary education, male?
Sweden ranks 71st and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 69th of 209 countries.
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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About this data

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