Secondary education, teachers in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Secondary education, teachers was 10.33 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.33 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
11th
of 43 groups
All-time high
10.33 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.74 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Secondary education, teachers in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970–2024

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Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

In 2024, secondary education, teachers in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 10.33 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 10.33 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.74 million, in 1970.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Secondary education, teachers in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, teachers in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 1.74 million
1971 1.77 million +1.8%
1972 1.96 million +11.0%
1973 2.32 million +18.0%
1974 2.38 million +2.8%
1975 2.50 million +4.9%
1976 2.85 million +14.0%
1977 3.54 million +24.3%
1978 4.07 million +15.0%
1979 4.15 million +2.0%
1980 4.14 million -0.4%
1981 4.17 million +0.8%
1982 4.05 million -3.0%
1983 4.10 million +1.4%
1984 4.02 million -2.0%
1985 4.15 million +3.3%
1986 4.38 million +5.6%
1987 4.65 million +6.3%
1988 4.88 million +4.8%
1989 5.06 million +3.7%
1990 5.21 million +2.9%
1991 5.27 million +1.3%
1992 5.33 million +1.1%
1993 5.42 million +1.7%
1994 5.51 million +1.7%
1995 5.66 million +2.8%
1996 5.93 million +4.7%
1997 6.13 million +3.5%
1998 6.37 million +3.9%
1999 6.69 million +4.9%
2000 6.71 million +0.4%
2001 6.56 million -2.3%
2002 6.87 million +4.8%
2003 7.25 million +5.5%
2004 7.56 million +4.3%
2005 7.84 million +3.7%
2006 8.20 million +4.6%
2007 8.77 million +7.0%
2008 9.01 million +2.7%
2009 9.06 million +0.6%
2010 9.19 million +1.4%
2011 8.98 million -2.3%
2012 8.98 million +0.1%
2013 8.84 million -1.7%
2014 8.91 million +0.9%
2015 9.12 million +2.4%
2016 9.25 million +1.4%
2017 9.27 million +0.3%
2018 9.48 million +2.2%
2019 9.52 million +0.4%
2020 9.61 million +1.0%
2021 9.84 million +2.3%
2022 10.03 million +1.9%
2023 10.20 million +1.7%
2024 10.33 million +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.73 million 1.74 million 4.15 million 10
1980s 4.36 million 4.02 million 5.06 million 10
1990s 5.75 million 5.21 million 6.69 million 10
2000s 7.78 million 6.56 million 9.06 million 10
2010s 9.15 million 8.84 million 9.52 million 10
2020s 10.00 million 9.61 million 10.33 million 5

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

  1. 8 Nigeria 912,245 compare
  2. 9 Mexico 868,550 compare
  3. 10 Türkiye 788,294 compare
  4. 11 Japan 627,777 compare
  5. 12 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 621,578 compare
  6. 13 Germany 618,670 compare
  7. 14 Bangladesh 571,690 compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, teachers in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Secondary education, teachers in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 10.33 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 10.33 million in 2024.
What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.74 million in 1970.
How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for secondary education, teachers?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Secondary education, teachers
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 7,677 data points, 1970–2025
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Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.