Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) (lower) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) (lower) was 5.82 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.82 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
27th
of 213 groups
All-time high
5.82 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.83 million
in 2012
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) stood at 5.82 million. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 5.82 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.83 million, in 2012.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 27th of 213 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) (lower) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.97 million | — |
| 1993 | 4.93 million | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 4.98 million | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 4.99 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 5.07 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 5.18 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 5.51 million | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 5.30 million | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 5.33 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 5.45 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 5.47 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 5.40 million | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.26 million | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 5.16 million | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 5.13 million | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 5.11 million | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 5.07 million | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 5.03 million | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 4.96 million | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 4.90 million | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 4.83 million | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 4.88 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 4.94 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 5.00 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 5.13 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 5.22 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 5.24 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.31 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 5.56 million | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 5.62 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.69 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 5.78 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 5.82 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.12 million | 4.93 million | 5.51 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.24 million | 5.03 million | 5.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.04 million | 4.83 million | 5.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.69 million | 5.56 million | 5.82 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- 24 United Kingdom 152,184 compare
- 25 Ghana 131,461 compare
- 26 Colombia 125,885 compare
- 27 Thailand 122,773 compare
- 28 Saudi Arabia 120,033 compare
- 29 South Korea 108,189 compare
- 30 Myanmar 106,459 compare
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 5.82 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.82 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.83 million in 2012.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 27th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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