Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Euro area
Euro area: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 2.61 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Euro area, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Euro area stood at 2.61 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Euro area peaked at 2.61 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.69 million, in 1971.
That places Euro area 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.99 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.69 million | -15.1% |
| 1972 | 1.74 million | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 1.73 million | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.81 million | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 1.87 million | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 1.95 million | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 2.01 million | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 2.05 million | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 2.10 million | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 2.14 million | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 2.18 million | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 2.21 million | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 2.24 million | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 2.26 million | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 2.32 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 2.34 million | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.37 million | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 2.40 million | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 2.41 million | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 2.46 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 2.44 million | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 2.48 million | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 2.54 million | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 2.58 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.50 million | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 2.45 million | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 2.43 million | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.40 million | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 2.41 million | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 2.48 million | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 2.53 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 2.55 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.54 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.53 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.57 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.55 million | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.56 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.55 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.53 million | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.53 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2.51 million | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.48 million | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.45 million | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.44 million | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.44 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.50 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.51 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.53 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.54 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.57 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.60 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.61 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.61 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.61 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.89 million | 1.69 million | 2.10 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.29 million | 2.14 million | 2.41 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.47 million | 2.40 million | 2.58 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.54 million | 2.48 million | 2.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.49 million | 2.44 million | 2.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.60 million | 2.57 million | 2.61 million | 5 |
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More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.96 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Euro area?
- Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Euro area was 2.61 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 million in 1971.
- How does Euro area rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Euro area ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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)
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.