Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)

ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.81 million in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1.81 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
98th
of 213 groups
All-time high
1.81 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.63 million
in 1996
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1992–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1992200820241992: 1.7M1993: 1.7M1994: 1.7M1995: 1.7M1996: 1.6M1997: 1.6M1998: 1.6M1999: 1.7M2000: 1.7M2001: 1.8M2002: 1.8M2003: 1.8M2004: 1.8M2005: 1.8M2006: 1.8M2007: 1.8M2008: 1.8M2009: 1.7M2010: 1.7M2011: 1.7M2012: 1.7M2013: 1.6M2014: 1.6M2015: 1.6M2016: 1.7M2017: 1.7M2018: 1.6M2019: 1.7M2020: 1.8M2021: 1.8M2022: 1.8M2023: 1.8M2024: 1.8M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) recorded 1.81 million for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 1.81 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.63 million, in 1996.

ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 98th of 213 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1992 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1992 1.66 million
1993 1.72 million +3.6%
1994 1.74 million +1.0%
1995 1.68 million -3.4%
1996 1.63 million -2.9%
1997 1.63 million +0.2%
1998 1.63 million +0.2%
1999 1.69 million +3.7%
2000 1.73 million +2.0%
2001 1.75 million +1.5%
2002 1.80 million +2.5%
2003 1.78 million -1.0%
2004 1.78 million -0.1%
2005 1.79 million +0.9%
2006 1.78 million -0.7%
2007 1.77 million -0.5%
2008 1.75 million -1.1%
2009 1.73 million -1.1%
2010 1.72 million -0.8%
2011 1.72 million -0.1%
2012 1.69 million -1.8%
2013 1.63 million -3.1%
2014 1.63 million -0.0%
2015 1.64 million +0.2%
2016 1.66 million +1.4%
2017 1.66 million +0.2%
2018 1.64 million -1.4%
2019 1.68 million +2.6%
2020 1.77 million +5.1%
2021 1.79 million +1.3%
2022 1.79 million -0.1%
2023 1.80 million +0.7%
2024 1.81 million +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.67 million 1.63 million 1.74 million 8
2000s 1.77 million 1.73 million 1.80 million 10
2010s 1.67 million 1.63 million 1.72 million 10
2020s 1.79 million 1.77 million 1.81 million 5

Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)

  1. 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14,358 compare
  2. 96 Republic of Moldova 13,976 compare
  3. 97 Panama 13,706 compare
  4. 98 Puerto Rico 12,333 compare
  5. 99 Guinea 12,043 compare
  6. 100 North Macedonia 11,621 compare
  7. 101 Burundi 11,041 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 1.81 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
The highest recorded value was 1.81 million in 2024.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.63 million in 1996.
How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 98th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 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