Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)

ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.36 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.36 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
122nd
of 213 groups
All-time high
1.38 million
in 2005
All-time low
1.18 million
in 1997
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1992–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1992200820241992: 1.2M1993: 1.3M1994: 1.3M1995: 1.2M1996: 1.2M1997: 1.2M1998: 1.2M1999: 1.3M2000: 1.3M2001: 1.4M2002: 1.4M2003: 1.4M2004: 1.4M2005: 1.4M2006: 1.4M2007: 1.4M2008: 1.4M2009: 1.4M2010: 1.3M2011: 1.3M2012: 1.3M2013: 1.3M2014: 1.3M2015: 1.3M2016: 1.3M2017: 1.3M2018: 1.3M2019: 1.3M2020: 1.3M2021: 1.4M2022: 1.3M2023: 1.4M2024: 1.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) recorded 1.36 million for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) peaked at 1.38 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.18 million, in 1997.

That places ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 122nd 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 33 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1992 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1992 1.24 million
1993 1.27 million +2.5%
1994 1.28 million +0.8%
1995 1.24 million -3.5%
1996 1.19 million -4.2%
1997 1.18 million -0.1%
1998 1.20 million +1.2%
1999 1.27 million +6.1%
2000 1.32 million +4.1%
2001 1.36 million +2.5%
2002 1.36 million +0.3%
2003 1.36 million +0.1%
2004 1.36 million -0.1%
2005 1.38 million +1.2%
2006 1.36 million -0.8%
2007 1.37 million +0.3%
2008 1.37 million -0.2%
2009 1.36 million -0.8%
2010 1.35 million -0.4%
2011 1.33 million -1.3%
2012 1.31 million -1.7%
2013 1.26 million -3.4%
2014 1.27 million +0.3%
2015 1.27 million +0.3%
2016 1.30 million +2.0%
2017 1.30 million +0.1%
2018 1.31 million +0.8%
2019 1.32 million +0.6%
2020 1.33 million +1.1%
2021 1.35 million +1.5%
2022 1.35 million -0.4%
2023 1.36 million +1.1%
2024 1.36 million +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.23 million 1.18 million 1.28 million 8
2000s 1.36 million 1.32 million 1.38 million 10
2010s 1.30 million 1.26 million 1.35 million 10
2020s 1.35 million 1.33 million 1.36 million 5

Countries ranked near ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)

  1. 119 Luxembourg 2,907 compare
  2. 120 Suriname 2,842 compare
  3. 121 Guyana 2,840 compare
  4. 122 Maldives 2,820 compare
  5. 123 Malta 2,121 compare
  6. 124 Cape Verde 1,853 compare
  7. 125 Djibouti 1,849 compare

See the full ranking of 370 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) was 1.36 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
The highest recorded value was 1.38 million in 2005.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.18 million in 1997.
How does ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 122nd out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 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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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
370 places, 8,604 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release