Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.00 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 2.00 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 78.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 2.00 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 404,317, in 1998.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 92nd of 213 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 404,317 | — |
| 1999 | 414,633 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 458,042 | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 487,703 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 528,103 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 572,983 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 590,251 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 644,350 | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 704,918 | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 754,956 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 824,395 | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 890,857 | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 953,400 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.10 million | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 1.12 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.33 million | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 1.42 million | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 1.49 million | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.54 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.60 million | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.63 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.69 million | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.79 million | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 1.86 million | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 2.00 million | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 409,475 | 404,317 | 414,633 | 2 |
| 2000s | 645,656 | 458,042 | 890,857 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 million | 953,400 | 1.69 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 million | 1.79 million | 2.00 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 89 Malaysia 16,476 compare
- 90 Chad 14,917 compare
- 91 Albania 14,773 compare
- 92 Cambodia 14,760 compare
- 93 Dominican Republic 14,689 compare
- 94 Hong Kong, China 14,496 compare
- 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14,358 compare
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 2.00 million in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 2.00 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 404,317 in 1998.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 92nd out of 213 groups with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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