Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 10.33 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 10.33 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 10.33 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.74 million, in 1970.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.74 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.77 million | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 1.96 million | +11.0% |
| 1973 | 2.32 million | +18.0% |
| 1974 | 2.38 million | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 2.50 million | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 2.85 million | +14.0% |
| 1977 | 3.54 million | +24.3% |
| 1978 | 4.07 million | +15.0% |
| 1979 | 4.15 million | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 4.14 million | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 4.17 million | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 4.05 million | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 4.10 million | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 4.02 million | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 4.15 million | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 4.38 million | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 4.65 million | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 4.88 million | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 5.06 million | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 5.21 million | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 5.27 million | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 5.33 million | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 5.42 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 5.51 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 5.66 million | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 5.93 million | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 6.13 million | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 6.37 million | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 6.69 million | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 6.71 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 6.56 million | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 6.87 million | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 7.25 million | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 7.56 million | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 7.84 million | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 8.20 million | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 8.77 million | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 9.01 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 9.06 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 9.19 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 8.98 million | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 8.98 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.84 million | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 8.91 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 9.12 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 9.25 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 9.27 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 9.48 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 9.52 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.61 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 9.84 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 10.03 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 10.20 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 10.33 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.73 million | 1.74 million | 4.15 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.36 million | 4.02 million | 5.06 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.75 million | 5.21 million | 6.69 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.78 million | 6.56 million | 9.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.15 million | 8.84 million | 9.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.00 million | 9.61 million | 10.33 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 10.33 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.33 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 million in 1970.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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)
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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.