Teachers in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 687,559 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 687,559, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 96.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 687,559 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 140,383, in 2001.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 120th of 213 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 140,383 | — |
| 2002 | 151,514 | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 164,133 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 168,501 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 178,945 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 204,014 | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 204,508 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 233,797 | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 258,204 | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 285,723 | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 353,736 | +23.8% |
| 2012 | 350,076 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 433,893 | +23.9% |
| 2014 | 459,156 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 473,235 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 474,814 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 498,344 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 509,397 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 547,397 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 603,301 | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 636,521 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 687,559 | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 189,333 | 140,383 | 258,204 | 9 |
| 2010s | 438,577 | 285,723 | 547,397 | 10 |
| 2020s | 642,460 | 603,301 | 687,559 | 3 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 117 Timor-Leste 1,436 compare
- 118 Iceland 1,245 compare
- 119 Belize 1,141 compare
- 120 Liberia 1,050 compare
- 121 Cape Verde 1,023 compare
- 122 Brunei Darussalam 1,016 compare
- 123 Macau, China 874 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, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 687,559 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 687,559 in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 140,383 in 2001.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 120th out of 213 groups with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release