Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.63 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 1.63 million. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 1.63 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 467,131, in 2003.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 89th out of 211 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 467,131 | — |
| 2004 | 483,281 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 484,203 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 539,186 | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 590,438 | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 695,580 | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 766,309 | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 774,545 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 996,272 | +28.6% |
| 2012 | 912,885 | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 1.06 million | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 1.07 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.19 million | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.25 million | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 1.30 million | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.44 million | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 1.50 million | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.54 million | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.54 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.63 million | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 575,161 | 467,131 | 766,309 | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million | 774,545 | 1.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 million | 1.50 million | 1.63 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 1.63 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 467,131 in 2003.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 89th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release