Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.15 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) is 1.15 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 1.15 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 232,679, in 1998.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 130th out of 213 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 232,679 | — |
| 1999 | 241,481 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 272,182 | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 279,554 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 300,170 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 325,322 | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 345,441 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 376,380 | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 416,287 | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 452,642 | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 477,736 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 532,446 | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 575,692 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 608,922 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 644,785 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 710,328 | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 775,599 | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 810,605 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 868,150 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 889,589 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 877,362 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 924,013 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 980,542 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 1.05 million | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 1.15 million | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 1.15 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 237,080 | 232,679 | 241,481 | 2 |
| 2000s | 377,816 | 272,182 | 532,446 | 10 |
| 2010s | 768,504 | 575,692 | 924,013 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 million | 980,542 | 1.15 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.1% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.57 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 64.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.59 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.29 million (2024)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 1.15 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 232,679 in 1998.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 130th out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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