What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, male between Niger and Sierra Leone?

102 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?

7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Niger vs Sierra Leone: Teachers in lower secondary education, male

Niger

16,631 number

in 2018

Sierra Leone

16,733 number

in 2019

Niger rank

44th

Sierra Leone rank

43rd

Teachers in lower secondary education, male over time

Niger
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 16,733 number against 16,631 number in Niger, a difference of 102 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Niger ranks 44th and Sierra Leone ranks 43rd of 137 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,859 number	2,600 number	741 number	Sierra Leone
2010s	11,934 number	12,932 number	997.17 number	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, male, Niger or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 16,733 number against 16,631 number in Niger as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, male between Niger and Sierra Leone?: 102 number, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Niger and Sierra Leone rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, male?: Niger ranks 44th and Sierra Leone ranks 43rd of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 2,917 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/