Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106): Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 1.11 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) recorded 1.11 million for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) peaked at 1.11 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 309,878, in 1997.
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 82nd 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, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 309,878 | — |
| 1998 | 329,364 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 342,641 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 358,175 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 378,444 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 388,910 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 408,906 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 417,296 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 430,628 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 462,468 | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 482,087 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 532,370 | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 593,756 | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 662,110 | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 704,054 | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 704,835 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 782,859 | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 806,162 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 817,930 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 824,348 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 849,495 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 877,298 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 919,711 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 978,495 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 1.02 million | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 1.05 million | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 1.11 million | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 327,294 | 309,878 | 342,641 | 3 |
| 2000s | 445,304 | 358,175 | 593,756 | 10 |
| 2010s | 794,880 | 662,110 | 919,711 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 million | 978,495 | 1.11 million | 4 |
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More education data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
All data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) was 1.11 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The lowest recorded value was 309,878 in 1997.
- How does ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 82nd out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release