What is the difference in secondary education, teachers between United States of America and World?

40.11 million, with World ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and World?

16 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

United States of America vs World: Secondary education, teachers

United States of America

1.74 million

in 2023

World

41.85 million

in 2024

United States of America rank

5th

World rank

1st

Secondary education, teachers over time

United States of America
World

How they compare

World currently reports 41.85 million against 1.74 million in United States of America, a difference of 40.11 million.

That makes World's figure about 24.0 times United States of America's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

United States of America ranks 5th and World ranks 1st of 202 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States of America	World	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.00 million	12.84 million	11.83 million	World
1990s	1.38 million	23.38 million	22.00 million	World
2010s	1.68 million	34.87 million	33.19 million	World
2020s	1.73 million	39.60 million	37.86 million	World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, United States of America or World?: World, at 41.85 million against 1.74 million in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers between United States of America and World?: 40.11 million, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and World?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do United States of America and World rank globally for secondary education, teachers?: United States of America ranks 5th and World ranks 1st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, teachers
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 7,677 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.