Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.17 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 2.17 million for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 2.17 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 657,868, in 2003.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 83rd out of 213 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 657,868 | — |
| 2004 | 679,579 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 734,362 | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 806,104 | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 860,686 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 937,982 | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 1.03 million | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 1.16 million | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 1.24 million | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 1.25 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.46 million | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 1.55 million | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 1.61 million | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.65 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.71 million | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.74 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.79 million | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.90 million | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 1.97 million | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 2.12 million | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 2.17 million | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 814,589 | 657,868 | 1.03 million | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.52 million | 1.16 million | 1.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 million | 1.90 million | 2.17 million | 4 |
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More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 2.17 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 657,868 in 2003.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 83rd out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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