Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) was 1.37 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) recorded 1.37 million for teachers in secondary education, both sexes in 2022. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 97.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 1.37 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28,909, in 1970.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 159th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28,909 | — |
| 1971 | 30,314 | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 33,030 | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 33,154 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 33,414 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 34,038 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 34,177 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 36,516 | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 45,326 | +24.1% |
| 1979 | 52,061 | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 59,326 | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 67,586 | +13.9% |
| 1982 | 109,870 | +62.6% |
| 1983 | 118,615 | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 139,728 | +17.8% |
| 1985 | 132,840 | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 137,662 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 153,149 | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 174,703 | +14.1% |
| 1989 | 180,496 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 186,067 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 190,533 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 198,236 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 202,949 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 205,728 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 191,272 | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 191,706 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 191,222 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 193,766 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 197,444 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 207,848 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 233,742 | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 256,915 | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 286,354 | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 265,460 | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 281,790 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 328,261 | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 351,355 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 456,185 | +29.8% |
| 2009 | 512,351 | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 575,340 | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 818,485 | +42.3% |
| 2012 | 694,489 | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 918,568 | +32.3% |
| 2014 | 864,457 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 964,095 | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 980,267 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.06 million | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.15 million | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 1.20 million | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.26 million | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 1.32 million | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.37 million | +4.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +62.6% | 67,586 | 109,870 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36,094 | 28,909 | 52,061 | 10 |
| 1980s | 127,397 | 59,326 | 180,496 | 10 |
| 1990s | 194,892 | 186,067 | 205,728 | 10 |
| 2000s | 318,026 | 207,848 | 512,351 | 10 |
| 2010s | 923,021 | 575,340 | 1.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 million | 1.26 million | 1.37 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 1.37 million in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,909 in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release