Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.1592 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0.1592 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.1592 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0117 units per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.018 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0197 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0225 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.026 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0265 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0274 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0295 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0315 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0328 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0341 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.035 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0343 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0352 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.036 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0379 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0394 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0409 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0435 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.047 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0493 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.053 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0544 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.057 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0629 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0679 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0764 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0838 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0903 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1047 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0907 units per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1055 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1094 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1173 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1179 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1243 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1275 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1356 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1421 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1469 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.153 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1592 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | 0.0167 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0257 units per square kilometre | 0.018 units per square kilometre | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | 0.0328 units per square kilometre | 0.0409 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0595 units per square kilometre | 0.0435 units per square kilometre | 0.0838 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1123 units per square kilometre | 0.0903 units per square kilometre | 0.1356 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1503 units per square kilometre | 0.1421 units per square kilometre | 0.1592 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 34 Antigua and Barbuda 1.97 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Saint Lucia 1.77 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Germany 1.75 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Japan 1.72 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Switzerland 1.69 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Dominican Republic 1.68 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Philippines 1.63 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.1592 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1592 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0117 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.