Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in OECD members
OECD members: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 8.66 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in OECD members, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
OECD members recorded 8.66 million for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in OECD members peaked at 8.66 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.59 million, in 1971.
OECD members ranks 13th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.92 million | — |
| 1971 | 4.59 million | -22.5% |
| 1972 | 4.70 million | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 4.81 million | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 4.91 million | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 5.20 million | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 5.20 million | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.34 million | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 5.44 million | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 5.45 million | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 5.68 million | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 5.75 million | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 5.92 million | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 5.99 million | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 6.04 million | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 6.30 million | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 6.24 million | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 6.32 million | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 6.51 million | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 6.57 million | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 6.53 million | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 6.53 million | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.85 million | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 6.89 million | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 7.06 million | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 7.09 million | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 7.18 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 7.18 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 7.12 million | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 7.16 million | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 7.29 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 7.41 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 7.46 million | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 7.52 million | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 7.54 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 7.66 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 7.66 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 7.76 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.78 million | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 7.83 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 7.82 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.84 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.78 million | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 7.92 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 8.03 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 8.10 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 8.24 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 8.25 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.27 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 8.36 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 8.49 million | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 8.52 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 8.62 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.63 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 8.66 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.16 million | 4.59 million | 5.92 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.13 million | 5.68 million | 6.57 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.96 million | 6.53 million | 7.18 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.59 million | 7.29 million | 7.83 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.06 million | 7.78 million | 8.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.58 million | 8.49 million | 8.66 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 10 Turkey 788,294 compare
- 11 Japan 627,777 compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of Congo 621,578 compare
- 13 Germany 618,670 compare
- 14 Bangladesh 571,690 compare
- 15 Egypt 507,445 compare
- 16 Philippines 495,843 compare
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in OECD members?
- Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in OECD members was 8.66 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 8.66 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.59 million in 1971.
- How does OECD members rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- OECD members ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.