Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.35 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries stood at 1.35 million. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 1.35 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 636,482, in 1994.
That places ALECSO: Member Countries 123rd out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 636,482 | — |
| 1995 | 663,854 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 691,166 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 715,976 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 733,545 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 751,450 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 779,548 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 799,745 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 815,283 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 885,958 | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 907,810 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 936,932 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 947,892 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.02 million | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 1.07 million | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.13 million | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 1.14 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.17 million | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.18 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.17 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.15 million | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.15 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.13 million | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.17 million | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.22 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.26 million | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 1.27 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.23 million | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.35 million | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 1.35 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 698,746 | 636,482 | 751,450 | 6 |
| 2000s | 928,236 | 779,548 | 1.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 million | 1.13 million | 1.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 million | 1.23 million | 1.35 million | 5 |
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More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries was 1.35 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 636,482 in 1994.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 123rd out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release