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
Lowest
48
Nauru
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; the lowest is 48 in Nauru.
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 | 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 | Turkey | 788,294 | 2023 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 627,777 | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 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 | Vietnam | 456,146 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Uzbekistan | 452,226 | 2025 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 423,797 | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 21 | Iran | 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 | 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 | South 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 | 106,006 | 2020 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Australia | 104,110 | 1992 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 56 | Cote 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 | 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 | Syria | 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 | 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 | Slovakia | 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 | Laos | 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 | 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 | 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 | East Timor | 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 | 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 | Macao | 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 (country) | 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 | Nauru | 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.
- World 41.85 million
- IDA & IBRD total 34.68 million
- Low & middle income 33.92 million
- European Union 3.39 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
- OECD members 8.66 million
- Europe & Central Asia 8.05 million
- South Asia 7.84 million
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 7.84 million
- IDA total 7.70 million
- Post-demographic dividend 6.79 million
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 4.68 million
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 4.46 million
- Latin America & Caribbean 4.37 million
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 4.25 million
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 3.86 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 3.82 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.82 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 3.82 million
- IDA only 3.76 million
- IDA blend 3.65 million
- Pre-demographic dividend 3.47 million
- Least developed countries 3.12 million
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 2.80 million
- Euro area 2.61 million
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 2.53 million
- Arab World 2.39 million
- Africa Western and Central 1.96 million
- Low income 1.90 million
- North America 1.89 million
- Africa Eastern and Southern 1.86 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.