Teachers in secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in secondary education, male was 2.02 million number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 2.02 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 2.02 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 191,656 number, in 1976.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 43 groups 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.
Teachers in secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 191,656 number | — |
| 1977 | 201,319 number | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 220,177 number | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 237,940 number | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 256,521 number | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 280,699 number | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 327,915 number | +16.8% |
| 1983 | 346,000 number | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 376,601 number | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 379,731 number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 390,431 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 417,589 number | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 450,253 number | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 453,728 number | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 463,777 number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 481,378 number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 491,989 number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 505,389 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 514,363 number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 527,742 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 549,364 number | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 561,697 number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 587,784 number | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 611,133 number | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 649,620 number | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 699,817 number | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 746,328 number | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 796,584 number | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 830,314 number | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 882,962 number | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 954,859 number | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 1.05 million number | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.16 million number | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 1.26 million number | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 1.34 million number | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 1.53 million number | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 1.51 million number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.75 million number | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 1.80 million number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.91 million number | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 1.90 million number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.98 million number | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 2.02 million number | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 212,773 number | 191,656 number | 237,940 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 367,947 number | 256,521 number | 453,728 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 529,462 number | 463,777 number | 611,133 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 902,540 number | 649,620 number | 1.26 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 million number | 1.34 million number | 2.02 million number | 9 |
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 secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 2.02 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 191,656 number in 1976.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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 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/