Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.86 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) is 2.86 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 2.86 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 820,064, in 1997.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 62nd of 213 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 820,064 | — |
| 1998 | 883,261 | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 908,676 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 966,962 | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 1.02 million | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.11 million | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.13 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.19 million | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.26 million | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.35 million | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 1.46 million | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 1.59 million | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 1.73 million | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 1.83 million | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.85 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.04 million | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 2.13 million | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 2.20 million | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 2.25 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.31 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.36 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.43 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.53 million | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 2.62 million | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 2.72 million | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 2.86 million | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 870,667 | 820,064 | 908,676 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.21 million | 966,962 | 1.59 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 million | 1.73 million | 2.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.68 million | 2.53 million | 2.86 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.23 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 2.86 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 820,064 in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 62nd out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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