Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 396,231 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1980–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 396,231 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 397,284 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40,261 number, in 1980.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40,261 number | — |
| 1981 | 45,147 number | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 51,482 number | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 54,049 number | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 56,954 number | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 61,125 number | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 63,926 number | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 64,885 number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 68,754 number | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 71,512 number | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 75,029 number | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 79,785 number | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 84,878 number | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 93,860 number | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 104,399 number | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 110,666 number | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 119,375 number | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 127,226 number | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 135,662 number | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 145,662 number | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 151,546 number | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 159,102 number | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 168,200 number | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 173,811 number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 172,630 number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 186,598 number | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 200,653 number | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 208,954 number | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 227,503 number | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 250,700 number | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 274,617 number | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 302,697 number | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 317,204 number | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 337,205 number | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 353,696 number | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 360,950 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 377,447 number | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 397,284 number | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 396,231 number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57,809 number | 40,261 number | 71,512 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 107,654 number | 75,029 number | 145,662 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 189,970 number | 151,546 number | 250,700 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 346,370 number | 274,617 number | 397,284 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 396,231 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 397,284 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,261 number in 1980.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.