Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) (lower) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) (lower) was 757,719 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 757,719. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 757,719 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 158,147, in 2004.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 160th of 213 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) (lower) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 171,454 | — |
| 2004 | 158,147 | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 178,354 | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 199,318 | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 208,193 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 244,307 | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 262,541 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 277,200 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 393,218 | +41.9% |
| 2012 | 382,306 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 507,501 | +32.7% |
| 2014 | 514,065 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 534,384 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 536,464 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 574,347 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 591,964 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 607,869 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 626,877 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 683,867 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 724,117 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 757,719 | +4.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) (lower) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +41.9% | 277,200 | 393,218 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 203,188 | 158,147 | 262,541 | 7 |
| 2010s | 491,932 | 277,200 | 607,869 | 10 |
| 2020s | 698,145 | 626,877 | 757,719 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 757,719 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 757,719 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 158,147 in 2004.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 160th out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release