Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Teachers in secondary education, male

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2.02 million number
in 2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
143,105 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
23rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
19th

Teachers in secondary education, male over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197619972018

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 2.02 million number against 143,105 number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 1.88 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 14.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 548,389 number 189,409 number 358,980 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 863,040 number 146,263 number 716,778 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 1.89 million number 151,588 number 1.74 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, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 2.02 million number against 143,105 number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, male between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
1.88 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
20 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for teachers in secondary education, male?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th of 45 groups.
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/