Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 1.10 million number in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.10 million number
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
20th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.10 million number
in 2016
All-time low
463,311 number
in 2003
Years of data
14
2003–2016

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2003–2016

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M2003200920162003: 463.3k number2004: 476.7k number2005: 521.2k number2006: 561.9k number2007: 612.7k number2008: 658.3k number2009: 759.8k number2010: 781.0k number2011: 830.5k number2012: 848.8k number2013: 973.0k number2014: 1.0M number2015: 1.1M number2016: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa is 1.10 million number, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 96.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 1.10 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 463,311 number, in 2003.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 43 groups on this measure, 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, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2003 to 2016.
Year number Change
2003 463,311 number
2004 476,712 number +2.9%
2005 521,179 number +9.3%
2006 561,917 number +7.8%
2007 612,710 number +9.0%
2008 658,290 number +7.4%
2009 759,837 number +15.4%
2010 781,036 number +2.8%
2011 830,489 number +6.3%
2012 848,835 number +2.2%
2013 973,037 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 579,137 number 463,311 number 759,837 number 7
2010s 948,688 number 781,036 number 1.10 million number 7

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

  1. 17 Nigeria 79,469 number compare
  2. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 69,619 number compare
  3. 19 Ethiopia 62,871 number compare
  4. 20 Colombia 60,783 number compare
  5. 21 Saudi Arabia 57,100 number compare
  6. 22 Spain 55,382 number compare
  7. 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 55,254 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
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?
The lowest recorded value was 463,311 number in 2003.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2016.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,917 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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/