Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Teachers in secondary education, male (number) was 1.09 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in secondary education, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) recorded 1.09 million for teachers in secondary education, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 1.09 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43,390, in 1970.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 128th 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, male (number) in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43,390 | — |
| 1971 | 45,458 | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 48,302 | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 48,697 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 48,020 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 49,335 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 52,500 | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 55,181 | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 65,245 | +18.2% |
| 1979 | 72,832 | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 79,010 | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 86,307 | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 125,461 | +45.4% |
| 1983 | 134,248 | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 149,771 | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 139,378 | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 141,564 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 156,878 | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 176,826 | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 173,926 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 179,287 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 183,615 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 186,770 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 189,446 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 190,822 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 183,905 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 186,780 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 188,690 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 192,020 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 195,935 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 207,515 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 219,511 | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 253,608 | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 272,419 | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 270,521 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 298,408 | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 330,466 | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 378,277 | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 456,161 | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 486,494 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 525,901 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 679,250 | +29.2% |
| 2012 | 636,857 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 792,805 | +24.5% |
| 2014 | 770,690 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 822,658 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 829,558 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 878,964 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 922,976 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 947,363 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 977,849 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.01 million | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.06 million | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.09 million | +3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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 | +45.4% | 86,307 | 125,461 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52,896 | 43,390 | 72,832 | 10 |
| 1980s | 136,337 | 79,010 | 176,826 | 10 |
| 1990s | 187,727 | 179,287 | 195,935 | 10 |
| 2000s | 317,338 | 207,515 | 486,494 | 10 |
| 2010s | 780,702 | 525,901 | 947,363 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million | 977,849 | 1.09 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.82 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 1.09 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,390 in 1970.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release