Teachers in lower secondary education, male in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 1.40 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in lower secondary education, male in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 1.40 million. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.40 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 451,455, in 2003.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 57th out of 213 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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, male in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 451,455 | — |
| 2004 | 465,854 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 509,965 | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 550,740 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 602,546 | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 646,631 | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 698,518 | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 766,083 | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 816,133 | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 834,545 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 955,050 | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.08 million | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 1.12 million | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.16 million | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.17 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.19 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.23 million | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.28 million | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.37 million | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 1.40 million | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 560,816 | 451,455 | 698,518 | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million | 766,083 | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 million | 1.23 million | 1.40 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for MDG: 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, male in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, male in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 1.40 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 451,455 in 2003.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 57th out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release