Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 33.92 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Low & middle income, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Low & middle income stood at 33.92 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Low & middle income peaked at 33.92 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.55 million, in 1971.
Low & middle income ranks 2nd 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.43 million | — |
| 1971 | 7.55 million | -27.6% |
| 1972 | 7.93 million | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 8.46 million | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 11.00 million | +30.0% |
| 1975 | 9.19 million | -16.4% |
| 1976 | 9.54 million | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 10.46 million | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 11.17 million | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 14.04 million | +25.7% |
| 1980 | 12.37 million | -11.9% |
| 1981 | 12.12 million | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 12.61 million | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 12.93 million | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 13.05 million | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 13.78 million | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 13.38 million | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 14.00 million | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 14.37 million | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 14.57 million | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 15.65 million | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 15.76 million | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 15.85 million | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 15.68 million | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 15.91 million | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 16.23 million | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 16.76 million | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 17.12 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 17.73 million | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 18.06 million | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 18.41 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 18.40 million | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.23 million | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 20.01 million | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 20.48 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 21.16 million | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 21.64 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 22.62 million | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 23.58 million | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 24.12 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 24.75 million | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 25.15 million | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 25.48 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 25.07 million | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 25.67 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 26.21 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 27.11 million | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 27.51 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 27.89 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 29.80 million | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 30.68 million | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 31.34 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 32.23 million | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 33.04 million | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 33.92 million | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.98 million | 7.55 million | 14.04 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.32 million | 12.12 million | 14.57 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.48 million | 15.65 million | 18.06 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.96 million | 18.40 million | 24.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.46 million | 24.75 million | 29.80 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.24 million | 30.68 million | 33.92 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4422 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Low & middle income?
- Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Low & middle income was 33.92 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 33.92 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.55 million in 1971.
- How does Low & middle income rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.