Teachers in secondary education, male in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Teachers in secondary education, male was 18,923 number in 2016. β—† Volatile

Latest (2016)
18,923 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
92nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
18,923 number
in 2016
All-time low
1,042 number
in 1975
Years of data
17
1971–2016

Teachers in secondary education, male in Sierra Leone, 1971–2016

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1971199320161971: 1.2k number1972: 1.4k number1973: 1.4k number1975: 1.0k number1976: 1.7k number1977: 1.9k number1978: 2.1k number1984: 3.5k number1985: 3.9k number1988: 4.8k number1989: 4.2k number1990: 4.5k number1991: 4.9k number2001: 4.2k number2013: 17.5k number2015: 18.9k number2016: 18.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2016, teachers in secondary education, male in Sierra Leone stood at 18,923 number. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 346.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 18,923 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,042 number, in 1975.

Sierra Leone ranks 92nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,539 number 1,042 number 2,094 number 7
1980s 4,083 number 3,537 number 4,762 number 4
1990s 4,693 number 4,466 number 4,920 number 2
2000s 4,242 number 4,242 number 4,242 number 1
2010s 18,454 number 17,541 number 18,923 number 3

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 89 Burundi 19,108 number compare
  2. 90 Norway 19,022 number compare
  3. 91 Honduras 19,012 number compare
  4. 93 Lao People's Democratic Republic 18,822 number compare
  5. 94 Guinea 18,270 number compare
  6. 95 Congo 16,495 number compare

See the full ranking of 235 places β†’

More reference data data for Sierra Leone

All data for Sierra Leone β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Sierra Leone?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Sierra Leone was 18,923 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 18,923 number in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 1,042 number in 1975.
How does Sierra Leone rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Sierra Leone ranks 92nd out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 346.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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/