Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 1.24 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1983–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 1.24 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 1.24 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 249,469, in 1983.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 249,469 | — |
| 1984 | 268,241 | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 283,601 | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 294,560 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 306,443 | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 313,133 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 320,548 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 331,631 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 350,440 | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 358,799 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 370,518 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 384,124 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 404,375 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 420,830 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 427,489 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 448,707 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 463,303 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 489,611 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 523,566 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 530,252 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 557,355 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 597,357 | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 608,081 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 655,287 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 700,729 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 742,461 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 805,185 | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 844,525 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 854,453 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 874,006 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 947,156 | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 1.06 million | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 1.11 million | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 1.08 million | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.10 million | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.10 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.13 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.16 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.17 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.20 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.22 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 1.24 million | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 290,856 | 249,469 | 320,548 | 7 |
| 1990s | 396,022 | 331,631 | 463,303 | 10 |
| 2000s | 620,988 | 489,611 | 805,185 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million | 844,525 | 1.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.20 million | 1.16 million | 1.24 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- 165 Maldives 3,474 compare
- 166 Guadeloupe 3,467 compare
- 167 Macau, China 2,938 compare
- 168 Belize 2,319 compare
- 169 Solomon Islands 2,202 compare
- 170 Bahamas 2,192 compare
- 171 New Caledonia 1,940 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.76 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.85 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 1.24 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 249,469 in 1983.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 768 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 768 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.