Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Secondary education, teachers. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
192
Highest
32.21 % change on previous year
Fiji
Lowest
-35.22 % change on previous year
British Virgin Islands
Median
1.31 % change on previous year
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
6,649
What the numbers show
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 32.21 % change on previous year in Fiji; the lowest is -35.22 % change on previous year in British Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.31 % change on previous year, and the mean is 1.75 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 98 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 10,676.1%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 4,649.8%).
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji | 32.21 % change on previous year | 2012 | up 1,430.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Guatemala | 31.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,553.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Guyana | 28.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,250.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 26.92 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Gibraltar | 25.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Somalia | 16.99 % change on previous year | 1980 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Libya | 15.68 % change on previous year | 1981 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 8 | American Samoa | 15.65 % change on previous year | 1992 | up 158.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Grenada | 14.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Monaco | 14.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 13.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Argentina | 13.37 % change on previous year | 2008 | up 147.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Benin | 12.95 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 478.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Niger | 12.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Gambia | 12.83 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Tajikistan | 12.21 % change on previous year | 2011 | up 282.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Mali | 12.17 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Nepal | 11.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 776.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Cambodia | 11.78 % change on previous year | 2007 | up 1,105.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Brunei Darussalam | 10.69 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 192.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Eritrea | 9.9 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Eswatini | 9.49 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 253.7% | volatile |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 9.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Slovenia | 9.37 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 553.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Uruguay | 9.36 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Cyprus | 9.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,329.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 8.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 955.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Georgia | 8.85 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Morocco | 8.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Guam | 8.64 % change on previous year | 1989 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 31 | New Caledonia | 8.1 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Iraq | 8.01 % change on previous year | 2004 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Togo | 7.93 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 7.85 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Pakistan | 7.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Qatar | 7.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Mozambique | 7.36 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Kenya | 7.22 % change on previous year | 2015 | up 441.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Naoero | 6.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Turkmenistan | 5.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | rising |
| 42 | Nigeria | 5.84 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Papua New Guinea | 5.54 % change on previous year | 1992 | up 115.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Bermuda | 5.33 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 195.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Afghanistan | 4.76 % change on previous year | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 47 | India | 4.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 900.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Ethiopia | 4.63 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 4.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Bangladesh | 4.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10,676.1% | volatile |
| 51 | French Polynesia | 4.39 % change on previous year | 1993 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Angola | 4.31 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Estonia | 4.27 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 186.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Timor-Leste | 4.07 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 591.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 3.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 134.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Namibia | 3.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 3.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Macao | 3.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 3.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 301.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Palestine, State of | 3.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Cayman Islands | 2.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Paraguay | 2.96 % change on previous year | 2004 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Türkiye | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Mongolia | 2.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,802.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Djibouti | 2.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.61 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Cameroon | 2.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Switzerland | 2.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 178.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Israel | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2009 | up 157.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Norway | 2.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 426.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Oman | 2.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Lesotho | 2.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 376.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Myanmar | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 3,049.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Chile | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Portugal | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 76 | China | 2.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 828.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Peru | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Syria | 2.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Rwanda | 2.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Zimbabwe | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2013 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Philippines | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Spain | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 202.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Kiribati | 1.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Dominica | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Senegal | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Seychelles | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Kuwait | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Slovakia | 1.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 168.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Greece | 1.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 114.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Colombia | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 141.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | 1.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Germany | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Burundi | 1.33 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Australia | 1.32 % change on previous year | 1992 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Finland | 1.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 212.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Botswana | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2007 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Algeria | 1.03 % change on previous year | 1997 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Lithuania | 0.963 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Tunisia | 0.9323 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 127.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Bahrain | 0.9232 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Malawi | 0.9169 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 91.6% | falling |
| 104 | Ecuador | 0.9084 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Mexico | 0.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 802.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Lebanon | 0.8305 % change on previous year | 2014 | up 114.1% | volatile |
| 107 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.7558 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 108 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.7143 % change on previous year | 1995 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Indonesia | 0.6911 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Belgium | 0.6009 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Mauritius | 0.5496 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Hong Kong | 0.5332 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 146.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 0.4969 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Maldives | 0.4638 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Samoa | 0.4146 % change on previous year | 2010 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Ireland | 0.4105 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.3717 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 118 | United States of America | 0.3005 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Serbia | 0.2561 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Romania | 0.2558 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 108.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Jordan | 0.214 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.1928 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Russian Federation | 0.1703 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Malta | 0.1678 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Azerbaijan | 0.1178 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Kazakhstan | 0.1038 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 127 | New Zealand | 0.0989 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 128 | France | 0.0096 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 100.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Belize | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Mauritania | 0 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Panama | 0 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Austria | -0.0123 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Croatia | -0.0451 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 104.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Canada | -0.0622 % change on previous year | 1996 | down 121.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Czechia | -0.0878 % change on previous year | 2013 | down 113.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Sweden | -0.1142 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.1% | volatile |
| 138 | South Africa | -0.1818 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 114.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Japan | -0.3416 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 188.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Republic of Korea | -0.3417 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 148.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Albania | -0.3497 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Sierra Leone | -0.3771 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Denmark | -0.5448 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 106.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Netherlands | -0.564 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Bhutan | -0.8786 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Barbados | -0.9554 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 147 | North Macedonia | -1.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 195.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Poland | -1.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Saudi Arabia | -1.46 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Belarus | -1.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Aruba | -1.6 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 150.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Latvia | -2.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Republic of Moldova | -2.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Thailand | -2.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 151.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -2.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 473.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Cape Verde | -2.59 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 224.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Madagascar | -2.59 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 111.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Tonga | -2.69 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 205.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Costa Rica | -2.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,711.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Honduras | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 120.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Liechtenstein | -2.7 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 173.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -2.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Hungary | -3.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -3.23 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 126.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Singapore | -3.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 149.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Ukraine | -3.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Andorra | -3.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Uganda | -4.06 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 412.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | -4.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 251.3% | volatile |
| 170 | San Marino | -4.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 440.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Solomon Islands | -4.35 % change on previous year | 2012 | down 310.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Armenia | -4.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 173 | El Salvador | -5.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,787.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Congo | -5.44 % change on previous year | 2004 | down 198.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Ghana | -5.81 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 329.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Cuba | -6.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 392.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Puerto Rico | -6.75 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Marshall Islands | -6.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Italy | -7.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 163.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Micronesia, Federated States of | -8.52 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 197.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Malaysia | -9.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 293.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Egypt | -11.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,695.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Jamaica | -11.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 194.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Vanuatu | -12.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Suriname | -12.66 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 755.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Gabon | -12.99 % change on previous year | 1997 | down 685.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Nicaragua | -14.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 304.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Bahamas | -16.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 506.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Chad | -27.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 421.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Comoros | -29.89 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 252.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Brazil | -31.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4,649.8% | volatile |
| 192 | British Virgin Islands | -35.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,467.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- IDA blend 11.22 % change on previous year
- World 2.27 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 8.72 % change on previous year
- European Union 0.0563 % change on previous year
- IDA total 5.74 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 5.04 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 4.34 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income 4.28 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend 4.08 % change on previous year
- South Asia 3.66 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 3.66 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia 2.9 % change on previous year
- Middle income 2.82 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total 2.71 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income 2.67 % change on previous year
- Other small states 2.51 % change on previous year
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.95 % change on previous year
- IBRD only 1.88 % change on previous year
- Small states 1.88 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income 1.76 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean 1.75 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 1.67 % change on previous year
- Late-demographic dividend 1.52 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific 1.32 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.28 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 1.27 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries 1.09 % change on previous year
- IDA only 0.9848 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern 0.7516 % change on previous year
- Arab World 0.5777 % change on previous year
- High income 0.3954 % change on previous year
- North America 0.3111 % change on previous year
- OECD members 0.309 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.2843 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.2843 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 0.2838 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend 0.2464 % change on previous year
- Low income 0.1511 % change on previous year
- Post-demographic dividend 0.1244 % change on previous year
- Euro area 0.0732 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Secondary education, teachers. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Secondary education, teachers. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.