Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.66 million number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2003–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 1.66 million number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2016. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 101.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 1.66 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 676,723 number, in 2003.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 676,723 number | — |
| 2004 | 694,818 number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 750,106 number | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 822,168 number | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 875,529 number | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 956,552 number | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 1.14 million number | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 1.18 million number | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.26 million number | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 1.28 million number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.48 million number | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 1.57 million number | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.62 million number | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.66 million number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 845,614 number | 676,723 number | 1.14 million number | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.44 million number | 1.18 million number | 1.66 million number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa was 1.66 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 676,723 number in 2003.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.