Saudi Arabia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes

Saudi Arabia
115,126 number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.12 million number
in 2016
Saudi Arabia rank
24th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
28th

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.12 million number against 115,126 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.00 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 9.7 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th of 134 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 110,145 number 594,338 number 484,192 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 155,731 number 1.12 million number 960,962 number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes, Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.12 million number against 115,126 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2016.
What is the difference in teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes between Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
1.00 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
Saudi Arabia ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 28th 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.