Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 773,404 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 773,404. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 773,404 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 207,947, in 2003.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 110th of 213 groups on this measure, 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, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 207,947 | — |
| 2004 | 214,332 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 225,082 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 256,017 | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 258,863 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 292,405 | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 328,127 | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 392,412 | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 426,736 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 420,431 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 501,404 | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 525,657 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 535,715 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 536,343 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 558,840 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 571,137 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 605,494 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 664,276 | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 696,015 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 750,782 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 773,404 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 254,682 | 207,947 | 328,127 | 7 |
| 2010s | 507,417 | 392,412 | 605,494 | 10 |
| 2020s | 721,119 | 664,276 | 773,404 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 773,404 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 773,404 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 207,947 in 2003.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 110th out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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