Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in IBRD only

IBRD only: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 26.98 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
26.98 million
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
4th
of 43 groups
All-time high
26.98 million
in 2024
All-time low
7.08 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in IBRD only, 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

IBRD only recorded 26.98 million for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in IBRD only peaked at 26.98 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.08 million, in 1971.

IBRD only ranks 4th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in IBRD only, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in IBRD only, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 10.04 million
1971 7.08 million -29.5%
1972 7.43 million +4.9%
1973 7.93 million +6.8%
1974 10.45 million +31.7%
1975 8.62 million -17.5%
1976 8.93 million +3.7%
1977 9.81 million +9.8%
1978 10.44 million +6.4%
1979 13.26 million +27.0%
1980 11.53 million -13.0%
1981 11.28 million -2.2%
1982 11.64 million +3.2%
1983 11.88 million +2.1%
1984 11.94 million +0.4%
1985 12.65 million +6.0%
1986 12.25 million -3.2%
1987 12.75 million +4.1%
1988 13.04 million +2.3%
1989 13.28 million +1.8%
1990 14.34 million +8.0%
1991 14.40 million +0.4%
1992 14.43 million +0.2%
1993 14.23 million -1.3%
1994 14.45 million +1.5%
1995 14.74 million +2.1%
1996 15.23 million +3.3%
1997 15.59 million +2.4%
1998 16.16 million +3.6%
1999 16.49 million +2.0%
2000 16.77 million +1.7%
2001 16.65 million -0.7%
2002 17.35 million +4.2%
2003 17.95 million +3.4%
2004 18.31 million +2.1%
2005 18.84 million +2.9%
2006 19.26 million +2.2%
2007 20.11 million +4.4%
2008 20.87 million +3.8%
2009 21.22 million +1.7%
2010 21.63 million +1.9%
2011 21.69 million +0.3%
2012 22.00 million +1.4%
2013 21.23 million -3.5%
2014 21.68 million +2.1%
2015 21.96 million +1.3%
2016 22.75 million +3.6%
2017 22.94 million +0.8%
2018 23.15 million +1.0%
2019 24.80 million +7.1%
2020 25.42 million +2.5%
2021 25.74 million +1.3%
2022 26.12 million +1.5%
2023 26.48 million +1.4%
2024 26.98 million +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.40 million 7.08 million 13.26 million 10
1980s 12.22 million 11.28 million 13.28 million 10
1990s 15.01 million 14.23 million 16.49 million 10
2000s 18.73 million 16.65 million 21.22 million 10
2010s 22.38 million 21.23 million 24.80 million 10
2020s 26.15 million 25.42 million 26.98 million 5

Countries ranked near IBRD only

  1. 1 China (People’s Republic of) 7.41 million compare
  2. 2 India 7.31 million compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 2.04 million compare
  4. 4 United States 1.74 million compare
  5. 5 Indonesia 1.35 million compare
  6. 6 Russia 1.34 million compare
  7. 7 Brazil 1.02 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in IBRD only?
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in IBRD only was 26.98 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in IBRD only?
The highest recorded value was 26.98 million in 2024.
What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in IBRD only?
The lowest recorded value was 7.08 million in 1971.
How does IBRD only rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
IBRD only ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
Is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in IBRD only?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IBRD only 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.