Teachers in lower secondary education, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 1.40 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) is 1.40 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 1.40 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 450,208, in 2003.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 61st 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, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 450,208 | — |
| 2004 | 465,328 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 509,397 | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 550,183 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 601,956 | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 645,758 | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 697,640 | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 764,308 | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 815,121 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 833,570 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 953,988 | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 1.11 million | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.15 million | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.17 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.19 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.23 million | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.27 million | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.37 million | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 1.40 million | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 560,067 | 450,208 | 697,640 | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million | 764,308 | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 million | 1.23 million | 1.40 million | 4 |
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More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, male in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 1.40 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 450,208 in 2003.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 61st out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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