Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in United States
United States: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 1.74 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in United States, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
United States recorded 1.74 million for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in United States peaked at 1.74 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million, in 1972.
United States ranks 4th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.00 million | — |
| 1993 | 1.32 million | +31.7% |
| 1994 | 1.34 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.37 million | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.39 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.43 million | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.46 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.64 million | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 1.66 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.68 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.69 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.73 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.71 million | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.73 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.73 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.74 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.74 million | +0.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 1.74 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 29,363, 59.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +31.7% | 1.00 million | 1.32 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.00 million | 1.00 million | 1.00 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.39 million | 1.32 million | 1.46 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.68 million | 1.64 million | 1.73 million | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.73 million | 1.73 million | 1.74 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0708 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in United States?
- Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in United States was 1.74 million in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million in 1972.
- How does United States rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- United States ranks 4th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.