Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled by country
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Countries reporting
201
Highest
7.41 million
China (People’s Republic of)
Lowest
48
Naoero
Median
37,015
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
8,396
What the numbers show
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 7.41 million in China (People’s Republic of); the lowest is 48 in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 37,015, and the mean is 205,403.
Over the past decade 136 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 380.8%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 48.3%).
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (People’s Republic of) | 7.41 million | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 2 | India | 7.31 million | 2025 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Pakistan | 2.04 million | 2024 | up 286.8% | volatile |
| 4 | United States | 1.74 million | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 1.35 million | 2025 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 6 | Russia | 1.34 million | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 1.02 million | 2024 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 8 | Nigeria | 912,245 | 2021 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 868,550 | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 10 | Türkiye | 788,294 | 2023 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 627,777 | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 12 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 621,578 | 2023 | up 120.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Germany | 618,670 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 571,690 | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 507,445 | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Philippines | 495,843 | 2024 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 17 | France | 457,956 | 2019 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 18 | Viet Nam | 456,146 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Uzbekistan | 452,226 | 2025 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 423,797 | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 21 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 406,399 | 2023 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Algeria | 390,587 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 388,714 | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 24 | Spain | 344,203 | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 25 | Argentina | 323,957 | 2008 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 322,900 | 2025 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 27 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 284,798 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Ukraine | 273,271 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 272,545 | 2024 | up 187.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 251,627 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 31 | Thailand | 243,991 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 242,375 | 2024 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 33 | Korea | 233,046 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 34 | Peru | 224,754 | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Malaysia | 217,105 | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Colombia | 190,940 | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 37 | Morocco | 183,432 | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 38 | South Africa | 181,739 | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 39 | Ghana | 174,414 | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Kenya | 168,396 | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 155,543 | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 42 | Myanmar | 153,660 | 2018 | up 87.4% | rising |
| 43 | Iraq | 148,363 | 2007 | up 146.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Belgium | 137,795 | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 45 | Canada | 133,275 | 1996 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 46 | Romania | 125,405 | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 47 | Nepal | 124,257 | 2025 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Guatemala | 122,548 | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Netherlands | 118,472 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 50 | Cameroon | 118,092 | 2023 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | 116,398 | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 52 | Cambodia | 107,312 | 2021 | up 254.7% | volatile |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 106,178 | 2024 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 106,006 | 2020 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Australia | 104,110 | 1992 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 56 | Côte d'Ivoire | 103,215 | 2024 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 57 | Chile | 96,048 | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 58 | Ecuador | 93,535 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 91,806 | 2024 | up 110.7% | rising |
| 60 | Angola | 91,250 | 2023 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Tunisia | 89,644 | 2023 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Turkmenistan | 88,747 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 63 | Afghanistan | 88,020 | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Portugal | 82,664 | 2018 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 65 | Greece | 82,575 | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 66 | Mali | 80,395 | 2023 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Cuba | 78,576 | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 68 | Hungary | 78,564 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 69 | Madagascar | 78,148 | 2019 | up 79.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Sweden | 77,813 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 71 | Austria | 75,436 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 72 | Jordan | 73,057 | 2024 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 72,283 | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 74 | Belarus | 71,514 | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 75 | Israel | 71,062 | 2009 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 76 | Czechia | 69,387 | 2013 | down 25.4% | flat |
| 77 | Burkina Faso | 68,557 | 2024 | up 120.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Switzerland | 68,266 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 79 | Serbia | 67,944 | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 67,698 | 2011 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 81 | Uganda | 63,957 | 2014 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 63,346 | 2022 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 83 | Norway | 59,473 | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 84 | Benin | 57,296 | 2022 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Senegal | 55,703 | 2023 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Syrian Arab Republic | 54,596 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 87 | Croatia | 53,231 | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 88 | Togo | 51,488 | 2023 | up 147.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Denmark | 50,935 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 90 | Palestine, State of | 50,739 | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 91 | Kuwait | 47,443 | 2021 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Lebanon | 45,252 | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 93 | Oman | 43,982 | 2024 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 43,834 | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 95 | Finland | 42,938 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 96 | Zambia | 42,585 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Zimbabwe | 42,585 | 2013 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Congo | 38,064 | 2023 | up 109.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | 38,043 | 2024 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Slovak Republic | 37,693 | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 37,015 | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 102 | New Zealand | 36,426 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 103 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 35,584 | 2022 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Rwanda | 34,324 | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Paraguay | 34,286 | 2012 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Mozambique | 33,281 | 2017 | up 175.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Ireland | 32,531 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 108 | Georgia | 31,929 | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 109 | Hong Kong, China | 31,678 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 110 | Honduras | 31,374 | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Libya | 30,673 | 1983 | up 380.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Niger | 28,148 | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Burundi | 27,748 | 2025 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27,426 | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 115 | Lithuania | 27,048 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 116 | Mongolia | 25,798 | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 117 | Uruguay | 25,390 | 2010 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 118 | Chad | 23,874 | 2024 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Panama | 23,777 | 2017 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 120 | Albania | 23,080 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 121 | Armenia | 22,576 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 122 | Puerto Rico | 20,845 | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 123 | Republic of Moldova | 19,388 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 124 | Guinea | 19,322 | 2011 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 125 | North Macedonia | 18,794 | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 126 | Liberia | 17,857 | 2020 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 127 | El Salvador | 17,715 | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 128 | Slovenia | 15,351 | 2016 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 129 | Botswana | 15,284 | 2021 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Papua New Guinea | 14,791 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Malawi | 14,528 | 2019 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 132 | Singapore | 13,601 | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 133 | Nicaragua | 12,739 | 2023 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Latvia | 12,484 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 135 | Gambia | 12,452 | 2021 | up 195.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Qatar | 12,368 | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Jamaica | 11,043 | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 138 | Namibia | 10,653 | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 139 | Gabon | 10,118 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Eritrea | 9,725 | 2022 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 141 | Estonia | 9,391 | 2021 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 142 | Mauritius | 9,330 | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 143 | Mauritania | 9,029 | 2020 | up 139.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Bahrain | 8,964 | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Cyprus | 8,083 | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7,950 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 147 | Comoros | 7,728 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 148 | Eswatini | 7,225 | 2022 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 149 | Bhutan | 6,995 | 2023 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Luxembourg | 6,748 | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 151 | Guyana | 6,700 | 2024 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 152 | Timor-Leste | 6,182 | 2020 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 153 | Lesotho | 5,672 | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Haiti | 5,619 | 1984 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 155 | Fiji | 5,041 | 2012 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 156 | Brunei Darussalam | 5,040 | 2023 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Malta | 4,664 | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 158 | Suriname | 4,520 | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 159 | Somalia | 4,504 | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Central African Republic | 4,357 | 2017 | up 273.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Djibouti | 3,554 | 2023 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Cape Verde | 3,534 | 2022 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Maldives | 3,474 | 2022 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 164 | Macau, China | 2,938 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 165 | Belize | 2,319 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 2,202 | 2015 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Bahamas | 2,192 | 2024 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 168 | New Caledonia | 1,940 | 1997 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 169 | French Polynesia | 1,592 | 1993 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 170 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,480 | 2006 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,327 | 2005 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Barbados | 1,244 | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 173 | Samoa | 1,211 | 2010 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 1,186 | 2024 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Tonga | 1,086 | 2015 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | 1,037 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 177 | Kiribati | 969 | 2024 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Sao Tome and Principe | 936 | 2016 | up 150.9% | rising |
| 179 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 891 | 2021 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 180 | Guam | 880 | 1989 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 181 | Antigua and Barbuda | 865 | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 182 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 862 | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 183 | Grenada | 816 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 184 | United States Virgin Islands | 714 | 1997 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 185 | Seychelles | 713 | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 186 | Bermuda | 672 | 2016 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 187 | Andorra | 605 | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 188 | Aruba | 553 | 2016 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 189 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 531 | 2023 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 190 | Dominica | 511 | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 191 | Monaco | 508 | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 192 | Marshall Islands | 407 | 2024 | down 45.1% | rising |
| 193 | Cayman Islands | 380 | 2024 | down 39.3% | rising |
| 194 | Liechtenstein | 324 | 2021 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 195 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 270 | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 196 | San Marino | 268 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 197 | American Samoa | 266 | 1992 | up 101.5% | rising |
| 198 | Gibraltar | 257 | 2024 | up 105.6% | rising |
| 199 | British Virgin Islands | 195 | 2023 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 200 | Tuvalu | 108 | 2025 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 201 | Naoero | 48 | 2025 | up 12.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- IDA & IBRD total 34.68 million
- Low & middle income 33.92 million
- Middle income 32.02 million
- IBRD only 26.98 million
- Early-demographic dividend 18.15 million
- Upper middle income 15.91 million
- Lower middle income 14.69 million
- Late-demographic dividend 13.43 million
- East Asia & Pacific 11.42 million
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 10.33 million
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 10.22 million
- High income 9.06 million
How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.