Teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 774,138 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 774,138 for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 774,138 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 208,206, in 2003.
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 106th 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 UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 208,206 | — |
| 2004 | 214,561 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 225,287 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 256,243 | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 259,065 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 292,645 | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 328,332 | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 392,643 | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 426,961 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 420,711 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 501,679 | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 525,972 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 536,038 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 536,692 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 559,272 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 571,615 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 606,024 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 664,806 | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 696,607 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 751,442 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 774,138 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 254,906 | 208,206 | 328,332 | 7 |
| 2010s | 507,761 | 392,643 | 606,024 | 10 |
| 2020s | 721,748 | 664,806 | 774,138 | 4 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7869 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.63 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa was 774,138 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 774,138 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 208,206 in 2003.
- How does UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 106th out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 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