What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.003 units per person in 2023.

What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 1974.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.

Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Name: Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.003 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.003 units per person

Change on year

down 2.1%

Rank

39th

of 43 groups

All-time high

0.003 units per person

in 2023

All-time low

0.0008 units per person

in 1974

Years of data

1972–2024

Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1972–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.003 units per person for secondary education, teachers, per capita in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.003 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 units per person, in 1974.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.

Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1972 to 2024.
Year	units per person	Change
1972	0.0008 units per person	—
1973	0.0008 units per person	+0.0%
1974	0.0008 units per person	-0.4%
1975	0.0008 units per person	+2.5%
1976	0.0008 units per person	-0.1%
1977	0.0008 units per person	+3.0%
1978	0.0008 units per person	+5.7%
1979	0.0009 units per person	+4.8%
1980	0.0009 units per person	+4.7%
1981	0.001 units per person	+6.1%
1982	0.0011 units per person	+11.1%
1983	0.0011 units per person	+2.7%
1984	0.0012 units per person	+6.1%
1985	0.0012 units per person	-1.1%
1986	0.0012 units per person	+0.6%
1987	0.0012 units per person	+4.3%
1988	0.0013 units per person	+4.1%
1989	0.0013 units per person	-1.8%
1990	0.0013 units per person	+0.1%
1991	0.0013 units per person	+1.1%
1992	0.0013 units per person	-0.0%
1993	0.0013 units per person	+0.7%
1994	0.0013 units per person	-0.1%
1995	0.0013 units per person	-0.3%
1996	0.0013 units per person	+0.6%
1997	0.0013 units per person	-0.9%
1998	0.0013 units per person	+1.1%
1999	0.0013 units per person	+1.1%
2000	0.0014 units per person	+3.5%
2001	0.0014 units per person	+5.3%
2002	0.0015 units per person	+2.2%
2003	0.0015 units per person	+4.5%
2004	0.0015 units per person	+0.7%
2005	0.0016 units per person	+2.0%
2006	0.0017 units per person	+7.5%
2007	0.0018 units per person	+4.9%
2008	0.0019 units per person	+9.5%
2009	0.0021 units per person	+6.7%
2010	0.0022 units per person	+4.8%
2011	0.0024 units per person	+12.8%
2012	0.0023 units per person	-5.8%
2013	0.0026 units per person	+13.2%
2014	0.0026 units per person	+0.9%
2015	0.0027 units per person	+4.4%
2016	0.0027 units per person	-2.1%
2017	0.0027 units per person	+2.7%
2018	0.0027 units per person	-0.1%
2019	0.0028 units per person	+3.6%
2020	0.0029 units per person	+2.1%
2021	0.0029 units per person	+0.8%
2022	0.003 units per person	+1.6%
2023	0.003 units per person	+1.5%
2024	0.003 units per person	-2.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0008 units per person	0.0008 units per person	0.0009 units per person	8
1980s	0.0011 units per person	0.0009 units per person	0.0013 units per person	10
1990s	0.0013 units per person	0.0013 units per person	0.0013 units per person	10
2000s	0.0016 units per person	0.0014 units per person	0.0021 units per person	10
2010s	0.0026 units per person	0.0022 units per person	0.0028 units per person	10
2020s	0.003 units per person	0.0029 units per person	0.003 units per person	5

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

36 Denmark 0.0085 units per person compare
37 Georgia 0.0084 units per person compare
38 Algeria 0.0083 units per person compare
39 Oman 0.0083 units per person compare
40 Liechtenstein 0.0083 units per person compare
41 Libya 0.0082 units per person compare
42 Austria 0.0082 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
School enrollment, primary 97.1% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 5.14 million (2024)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.003 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.003 units per person in 2023.
What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 1974.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total

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Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Secondary education, teachers, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 246 places, 7,677 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 22 August 2026

Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.