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

Canada
35,563 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
807,272 number
in 2016
Canada rank
29th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
26th

Teachers in upper secondary education, male over time

  • Canada
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 807,272 number against 35,563 number in Canada, a difference of 771,709 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 22.7 times Canada's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 131 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 39,842 number 500,869 number 461,027 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 40,870 number 731,524 number 690,655 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in upper secondary education, male, Canada or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 807,272 number against 35,563 number in Canada as of 2016.
What is the difference in teachers in upper secondary education, male between Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
771,709 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2016.
How do Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
Canada ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in upper 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 upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,795 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 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/