Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 808,334 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2003–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 808,334 number for teachers in upper secondary education, male in 2016.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 103.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 839,520 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 336,623 number, in 2003.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 24th 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 upper secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 336,623 number | — |
| 2004 | 357,079 number | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 365,362 number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 396,610 number | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 441,393 number | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 501,965 number | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 501,911 number | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 559,739 number | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 699,883 number | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 661,015 number | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 785,050 number | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 774,805 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 839,520 number | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 808,334 number | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 414,420 number | 336,623 number | 501,965 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 732,621 number | 559,739 number | 839,520 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.81 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.22 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (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 0.78 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.767 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa was 808,334 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 839,520 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 336,623 number in 2003.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.8%. 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 upper 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 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/