Nepal vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes

Nepal
64,237 number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.11 million number
in 2016
Nepal rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
30th

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Nepal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 1.11 million number against 64,237 number in Nepal, a difference of 1.05 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 17.3 times Nepal's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 134 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 26,632 number 588,512 number 561,880 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 54,424 number 1.02 million number 969,954 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes, Nepal or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 1.11 million number against 64,237 number in Nepal as of 2016.
What is the difference in teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes between Nepal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.05 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
9 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2016.
How do Nepal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
Nepal ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,952 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.