Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) was 536,071 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 536,071 for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 536,071 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 126,853, in 2005.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 113th 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, female (number) (upper female) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 133,726 | — |
| 2004 | 133,971 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 126,853 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 151,406 | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 157,994 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 203,705 | +28.9% |
| 2009 | 228,531 | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 225,553 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 307,487 | +36.3% |
| 2012 | 266,174 | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 297,892 | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 303,974 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 366,061 | +20.4% |
| 2016 | 351,358 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 387,971 | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 416,373 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 464,066 | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 484,039 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 498,987 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 498,268 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 536,071 | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 162,312 | 126,853 | 228,531 | 7 |
| 2010s | 338,691 | 225,553 | 464,066 | 10 |
| 2020s | 504,341 | 484,039 | 536,071 | 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, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 536,071 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 536,071 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 126,853 in 2005.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 113th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release