Teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 536,071 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
536,071
Change on year
up 7.6%
Rank
113th
of 211 groups
All-time high
536,071
in 2023
All-time low
126,853
in 2005
Years of data
21
2003–2023

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2003–2023

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k2003201320232003: 133.7k2004: 134.0k2005: 126.9k2006: 151.4k2007: 158.0k2008: 203.7k2009: 228.5k2010: 225.6k2011: 307.5k2012: 266.2k2013: 297.9k2014: 304.0k2015: 366.1k2016: 351.4k2017: 388.0k2018: 416.4k2019: 464.1k2020: 484.0k2021: 499.0k2022: 498.3k2023: 536.1k

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 in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2003 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 110 Bhutan 1,427 compare
  2. 111 Eritrea 1,355 compare
  3. 112 Sierra Leone 1,302 compare
  4. 113 Mozambique 1,178 compare
  5. 114 Congo 1,176 compare
  6. 115 Iceland 983 compare
  7. 116 Suriname 981 compare

See the full ranking of 363 places →

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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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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
363 places, 8,192 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release