Philippines vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in secondary education, male

Philippines
123,597 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2.02 million number
in 2018
Philippines rank
23rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
23rd

Teachers in secondary education, male over time

  • Philippines
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197619972018

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 2.02 million number against 123,597 number in Philippines, a difference of 1.90 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 16.3 times Philippines's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 190 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 5,106 number 379,731 number 374,625 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 35,571 number 599,458 number 563,888 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 39,803 number 902,400 number 862,598 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 92,541 number 1.92 million number 1.83 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in secondary education, male, Philippines or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 2.02 million number against 123,597 number in Philippines as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, male between Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.90 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
16 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2018.
How do Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in secondary education, male?
Philippines ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd 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/