Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 554,387 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 2003–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) is 554,387 number, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 113.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 554,387 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 213,413 number, in 2003.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd of 45 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, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 213,413 number | — |
| 2004 | 218,106 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 228,927 number | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 260,251 number | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 262,819 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 298,262 number | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 383,566 number | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 400,686 number | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 433,107 number | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 427,442 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 511,326 number | +19.6% |
| 2014 | 537,887 number | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 551,264 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 554,387 number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 266,478 number | 213,413 number | 383,566 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 488,014 number | 400,686 number | 554,387 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (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, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 554,387 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 554,387 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 213,413 number in 2003.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Total number of female 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.