Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in secondary education, male

Italy
144,389 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2.03 million number
in 2018
Italy rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
21st

Teachers in secondary education, male over time

  • Italy
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 2.03 million number against 144,389 number in Italy, a difference of 1.88 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 14.0 times Italy's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st of 190 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 208,289 number 221,653 number 13,364 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 218,980 number 370,285 number 151,305 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 201,628 number 520,991 number 319,363 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 148,844 number 798,834 number 649,991 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 131,777 number 1.92 million number 1.79 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in secondary education, male, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 2.03 million number against 144,389 number in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, male between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
1.88 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for teachers in secondary education, male?
Italy ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in 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 secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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