Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.11 million number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2003–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2016, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 1.11 million number.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 101.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 1.17 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 469,084 number, in 2003.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 469,084 number | — |
| 2004 | 492,699 number | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 494,107 number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 550,080 number | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 601,208 number | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 707,941 number | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 684,883 number | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 787,772 number | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million number | +28.2% |
| 2012 | 931,247 number | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 1.09 million number | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 1.07 million number | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.17 million number | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.11 million number | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 571,429 number | 469,084 number | 707,941 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million number | 787,772 number | 1.17 million number | 7 |
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 upper secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 1.11 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 million number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 469,084 number in 2003.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.