Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 8.05 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8.05 million
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
14th
of 43 groups
All-time high
8.05 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.33 million
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia, 1980–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1980200220241980: 6.7M1981: 6.3M1982: 6.8M1983: 6.8M1984: 6.9M1985: 7.1M1986: 6.6M1987: 6.8M1988: 6.9M1989: 6.9M1990: 6.9M1991: 7.0M1992: 7.0M1993: 7.1M1994: 7.2M1995: 7.3M1996: 7.3M1997: 7.3M1998: 7.3M1999: 7.3M2000: 7.5M2001: 7.5M2002: 7.5M2003: 7.4M2004: 7.3M2005: 7.2M2006: 7.2M2007: 7.2M2008: 7.0M2009: 7.0M2010: 6.9M2011: 6.8M2012: 6.8M2013: 6.9M2014: 7.0M2015: 7.0M2016: 7.2M2017: 7.2M2018: 7.3M2019: 7.4M2020: 7.5M2021: 7.5M2022: 7.7M2023: 7.8M2024: 8.0M

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Europe & Central Asia recorded 8.05 million for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 8.05 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.33 million, in 1981.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 14th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 6.74 million
1981 6.33 million -6.1%
1982 6.78 million +7.2%
1983 6.83 million +0.6%
1984 6.85 million +0.4%
1985 7.07 million +3.2%
1986 6.59 million -6.8%
1987 6.82 million +3.4%
1988 6.86 million +0.7%
1989 6.88 million +0.2%
1990 6.93 million +0.8%
1991 6.96 million +0.4%
1992 7.00 million +0.6%
1993 7.14 million +2.0%
1994 7.23 million +1.2%
1995 7.26 million +0.4%
1996 7.34 million +1.2%
1997 7.29 million -0.7%
1998 7.32 million +0.4%
1999 7.32 million -0.1%
2000 7.46 million +2.0%
2001 7.53 million +0.9%
2002 7.50 million -0.4%
2003 7.43 million -1.0%
2004 7.30 million -1.7%
2005 7.23 million -0.9%
2006 7.18 million -0.8%
2007 7.15 million -0.3%
2008 7.04 million -1.7%
2009 6.95 million -1.2%
2010 6.90 million -0.7%
2011 6.84 million -0.9%
2012 6.79 million -0.7%
2013 6.94 million +2.3%
2014 6.98 million +0.5%
2015 7.03 million +0.8%
2016 7.19 million +2.2%
2017 7.25 million +0.8%
2018 7.30 million +0.7%
2019 7.39 million +1.3%
2020 7.46 million +0.9%
2021 7.53 million +0.9%
2022 7.69 million +2.0%
2023 7.82 million +1.8%
2024 8.05 million +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 6.78 million 6.33 million 7.07 million 10
1990s 7.18 million 6.93 million 7.34 million 10
2000s 7.28 million 6.95 million 7.53 million 10
2010s 7.06 million 6.79 million 7.39 million 10
2020s 7.71 million 7.46 million 8.05 million 5

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia

  1. 11 Japan 627,777 compare
  2. 12 Democratic Republic of Congo 621,578 compare
  3. 13 Germany 618,670 compare
  4. 14 Bangladesh 571,690 compare
  5. 15 Egypt 507,445 compare
  6. 16 Philippines 495,843 compare
  7. 17 France 457,956 compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia?
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia was 8.05 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
The highest recorded value was 8.05 million in 2024.
What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.33 million in 1981.
How does Europe & Central Asia rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
Is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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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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.

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Indicator
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
246 places, 8,396 data points, 1970–2025
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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.