Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) (lower) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) (lower) was 1.42 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) is 1.42 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 1.42 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 926,442, in 1999.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 119th of 213 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) (lower) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.06 million | — |
| 1998 | 940,006 | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 926,442 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 942,563 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.01 million | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 1.03 million | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.05 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.07 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.10 million | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.11 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.10 million | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.08 million | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.08 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.06 million | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.04 million | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.05 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.09 million | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.12 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.14 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.20 million | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 1.24 million | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.20 million | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.20 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.21 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.29 million | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 1.37 million | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 1.42 million | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 976,656 | 926,442 | 1.06 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.06 million | 942,563 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million | 1.04 million | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.30 million | 1.20 million | 1.42 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1447 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 1.42 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 926,442 in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 119th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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