Secondary education, teachers, per capita in OECD members
OECD members: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0062 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in OECD members, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 0.0062 units per person for secondary education, teachers, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in OECD members peaked at 0.0064 units per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 units per person, in 1971.
That places OECD members 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0064 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0049 units per person | -23.5% |
| 1972 | 0.005 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0051 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0051 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0054 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0054 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0054 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0054 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0056 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0056 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0057 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0057 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0057 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0059 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0058 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0059 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.006 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.006 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0059 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0058 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0061 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.006 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0061 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0062 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0061 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.006 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.006 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0061 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0061 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0061 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0061 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0061 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0061 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0061 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0061 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0061 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0061 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0061 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.006 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0059 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.006 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0061 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0061 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0061 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0061 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0061 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0061 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0062 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0062 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0063 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0062 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0062 units per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.006 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0114 units per person compare
- 10 Brunei 0.011 units per person compare
- 11 Kuwait 0.0109 units per person compare
- 12 Marshall Islands 0.0108 units per person compare
- 13 Norway 0.0107 units per person compare
- 14 Bermuda 0.0106 units per person compare
- 15 Serbia 0.0103 units per person compare
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 44.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in OECD members?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in OECD members was 0.0062 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0064 units per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 units per person in 1971.
- How does OECD members rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- OECD members ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.