Secondary education, teachers by country
Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.
Countries reporting
197
Highest
7.41 million
China
Lowest
48
Nauru
Median
38,043
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
7,677
What the numbers show
Secondary education, teachers is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 7.41 million in China; the lowest is 48 in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 38,043, and the mean is 209,349.
Over the past decade 133 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 380.8%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 48.3%).
Secondary education, teachers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 7.41 million | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 2 | India | 7.31 million | 2025 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Pakistan | 2.04 million | 2024 | up 286.8% | volatile |
| 4 | United States | 1.74 million | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 1.35 million | 2025 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 6 | Russia | 1.34 million | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 1.02 million | 2024 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 8 | Nigeria | 912,245 | 2021 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 868,550 | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 10 | Turkey | 788,294 | 2023 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 627,777 | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 621,578 | 2023 | up 120.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Germany | 618,670 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 571,690 | 2024 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 507,445 | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Philippines | 495,843 | 2024 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 17 | France | 457,956 | 2019 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 18 | Vietnam | 456,146 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Uzbekistan | 452,226 | 2025 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 423,797 | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 21 | Iran | 406,399 | 2023 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Algeria | 390,587 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 388,714 | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 24 | Spain | 344,203 | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 25 | Argentina | 323,957 | 2008 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 322,900 | 2025 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 27 | Venezuela | 284,798 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Ukraine | 273,271 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 272,545 | 2024 | up 236.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 251,627 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 31 | Thailand | 243,991 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 242,375 | 2024 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 33 | South Korea | 233,046 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 34 | Peru | 224,754 | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Malaysia | 217,105 | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Colombia | 190,940 | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 37 | Morocco | 183,432 | 2024 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 38 | South Africa | 181,739 | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 39 | Ghana | 174,414 | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Kenya | 168,396 | 2023 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 155,543 | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 42 | Myanmar | 153,660 | 2018 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Iraq | 148,363 | 2007 | up 138.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Belgium | 137,795 | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 45 | Canada | 133,275 | 1996 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 46 | Romania | 125,405 | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 47 | Nepal | 124,257 | 2025 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Guatemala | 122,548 | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Netherlands | 118,472 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 50 | Cameroon | 118,092 | 2023 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | 116,398 | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 52 | Cambodia | 107,312 | 2021 | up 254.7% | volatile |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 106,178 | 2024 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Tanzania | 106,006 | 2020 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Australia | 104,110 | 1992 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 56 | Cote d'Ivoire | 103,215 | 2024 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 57 | Chile | 96,048 | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 58 | Ecuador | 93,535 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 91,806 | 2024 | up 110.7% | rising |
| 60 | Angola | 91,250 | 2023 | up 182.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Tunisia | 89,644 | 2023 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Turkmenistan | 88,747 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 63 | Afghanistan | 88,020 | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Portugal | 82,664 | 2018 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 65 | Greece | 82,575 | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 66 | Mali | 80,395 | 2023 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Cuba | 78,576 | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 68 | Hungary | 78,564 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 69 | Madagascar | 78,148 | 2019 | up 79.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Sweden | 77,813 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 71 | Austria | 75,436 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 72 | Jordan | 73,057 | 2024 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Bolivia | 72,283 | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 74 | Belarus | 71,514 | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 75 | Israel | 71,062 | 2009 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 76 | Czechia | 69,387 | 2013 | down 25.4% | flat |
| 77 | Burkina Faso | 68,557 | 2024 | up 120.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Switzerland | 68,266 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 79 | Serbia | 67,944 | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 67,698 | 2011 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 81 | Uganda | 63,957 | 2014 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 63,346 | 2022 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 83 | Norway | 59,473 | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 84 | Benin | 57,296 | 2022 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Senegal | 55,703 | 2023 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Syria | 54,596 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 87 | Croatia | 53,231 | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 88 | Togo | 51,488 | 2023 | up 147.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Denmark | 50,935 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 90 | Palestine | 50,739 | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 91 | Kuwait | 47,443 | 2021 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Lebanon | 45,252 | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 93 | Oman | 43,982 | 2024 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 43,834 | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 95 | Finland | 42,938 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 96 | Zambia | 42,585 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Zimbabwe | 42,585 | 2013 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Congo | 38,064 | 2023 | up 109.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | 38,043 | 2024 | up 88.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Slovakia | 37,693 | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 37,015 | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 102 | New Zealand | 36,426 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 103 | Laos | 35,584 | 2022 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Rwanda | 34,324 | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Paraguay | 34,286 | 2012 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Mozambique | 33,281 | 2017 | up 175.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Georgia | 31,929 | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 109 | Hong Kong | 31,678 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 110 | Honduras | 31,374 | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Libya | 30,673 | 1983 | up 380.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Niger | 28,148 | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Burundi | 27,748 | 2025 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27,426 | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 115 | Lithuania | 27,048 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 116 | Mongolia | 25,798 | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 117 | Uruguay | 25,390 | 2010 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 118 | Chad | 23,874 | 2024 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Panama | 23,777 | 2017 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 120 | Albania | 23,080 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 121 | Armenia | 22,576 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 122 | Puerto Rico | 20,845 | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 123 | Moldova | 19,388 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 124 | Guinea | 19,322 | 2011 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 125 | North Macedonia | 18,794 | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 126 | Liberia | 17,857 | 2020 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 127 | El Salvador | 17,715 | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 128 | Slovenia | 15,351 | 2016 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 129 | Botswana | 15,284 | 2021 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Papua New Guinea | 14,791 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Malawi | 14,528 | 2019 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 132 | Singapore | 13,601 | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 133 | Nicaragua | 12,739 | 2023 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Latvia | 12,484 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 135 | Gambia | 12,452 | 2021 | up 195.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Qatar | 12,368 | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Jamaica | 11,043 | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 138 | Namibia | 10,653 | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 139 | Gabon | 10,118 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Eritrea | 9,725 | 2022 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 141 | Estonia | 9,391 | 2021 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 142 | Mauritius | 9,330 | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 143 | Mauritania | 9,029 | 2020 | up 139.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Bahrain | 8,964 | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Cyprus | 8,083 | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7,950 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 147 | Comoros | 7,728 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 148 | Eswatini | 7,225 | 2022 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 149 | Bhutan | 6,995 | 2023 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Guyana | 6,700 | 2024 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 152 | East Timor | 6,182 | 2020 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 153 | Lesotho | 5,672 | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Haiti | 5,619 | 1984 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 155 | Fiji | 5,041 | 2012 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 156 | Brunei | 5,040 | 2023 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Suriname | 4,520 | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 159 | Somalia | 4,504 | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Central African Republic | 4,357 | 2017 | up 273.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Djibouti | 3,554 | 2023 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Cape Verde | 3,534 | 2022 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Maldives | 3,474 | 2022 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Macao | 2,938 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 165 | Belize | 2,319 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 2,202 | 2015 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Bahamas | 2,192 | 2024 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 168 | New Caledonia | 1,940 | 1997 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 169 | French Polynesia | 1,592 | 1993 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 170 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,480 | 2006 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,327 | 2005 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Barbados | 1,244 | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 173 | Samoa | 1,211 | 2010 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 1,186 | 2024 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Tonga | 1,086 | 2015 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | 1,037 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 177 | Kiribati | 969 | 2024 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Sao Tome and Principe | 936 | 2016 | up 150.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Micronesia (country) | 891 | 2021 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 180 | Guam | 880 | 1989 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 181 | Antigua and Barbuda | 865 | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 182 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 862 | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 183 | Grenada | 816 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 184 | United States Virgin Islands | 714 | 1997 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 185 | Seychelles | 713 | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 186 | Bermuda | 672 | 2016 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 187 | Andorra | 605 | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 188 | Aruba | 553 | 2016 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 189 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 531 | 2023 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 190 | Dominica | 511 | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 191 | Monaco | 508 | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 192 | Marshall Islands | 407 | 2024 | down 45.1% | rising |
| 193 | Cayman Islands | 380 | 2024 | down 39.3% | rising |
| 195 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 270 | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 196 | San Marino | 268 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 197 | American Samoa | 266 | 1992 | up 101.5% | rising |
| 198 | Gibraltar | 257 | 2024 | up 105.6% | rising |
| 199 | British Virgin Islands | 195 | 2023 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 200 | Tuvalu | 108 | 2025 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 201 | Nauru | 48 | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 41.85 million
- IDA & IBRD total 34.68 million
- Low & middle income 33.92 million
- Middle income 32.02 million
- IBRD only 26.98 million
- Early-demographic dividend 18.15 million
- Upper middle income 15.91 million
- Lower middle income 14.69 million
- Late-demographic dividend 13.43 million
- East Asia & Pacific 11.42 million
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 10.33 million
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 10.22 million
About this data
Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.