Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 1.10 million number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2003–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2016, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 1.10 million number. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 96.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 1.10 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 461,014 number, in 2003.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 461,014 number | — |
| 2004 | 474,249 number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 518,608 number | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 559,198 number | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 609,967 number | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 655,665 number | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 757,212 number | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 778,447 number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 827,878 number | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 846,203 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 969,858 number | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million number | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.10 million number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 576,559 number | 461,014 number | 757,212 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 945,564 number | 778,447 number | 1.10 million number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.02 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.21 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7795 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7648 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 1.10 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 461,014 number in 2003.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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/