Teachers in secondary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Teachers in secondary education, male was 244,818 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 244,818 for teachers in secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 244,818 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82,827, in 1990.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 82,827 | — |
| 1991 | 88,932 | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 92,638 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 98,308 | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 103,750 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 115,461 | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 121,773 | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 125,290 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 131,074 | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 133,400 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 140,326 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 146,039 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 143,793 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 149,683 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 150,725 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 150,962 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 161,665 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 164,968 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 169,939 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 180,233 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 184,369 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 186,670 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 193,508 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 203,792 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 215,698 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 228,835 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 234,686 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 234,784 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 233,034 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 238,720 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 235,038 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 230,871 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 236,022 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 240,357 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 244,818 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 109,345 | 82,827 | 133,400 | 10 |
| 2000s | 155,833 | 140,326 | 180,233 | 10 |
| 2010s | 215,410 | 184,369 | 238,720 | 10 |
| 2020s | 237,421 | 230,871 | 244,818 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 185 Antigua and Barbuda 225 compare
- 186 Bermuda 219 compare
- 186 Monaco 219 compare
- 188 Andorra 216 compare
- 189 Marshall Islands 213 compare
- 190 American Samoa 163
- 191 Dominica 154 compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 244,818 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 244,818 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 82,827 in 1990.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release