Secondary education, teachers, per capita in United States
United States: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0052 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in United States, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.0052 units per person for secondary education, teachers, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in United States peaked at 0.0053 units per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 units per person, in 1972.
That places United States 124th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0048 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0051 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0051 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0051 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0053 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0051 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0053 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0052 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0052 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0052 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0052 units per person | -0.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0052 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.007 units per person, 74% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.02 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in United States?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in United States was 0.0052 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 units per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 units per person in 1972.
- How does United States rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- United States ranks 124th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, 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.