Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.88 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) is 1.88 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 1.88 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.07 million, in 1996.
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 94th 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 in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.07 million | — |
| 1997 | 1.10 million | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.16 million | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 1.13 million | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.15 million | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.24 million | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 1.25 million | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.27 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.30 million | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.31 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.25 million | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.23 million | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.22 million | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.24 million | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.23 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.26 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.29 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.39 million | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 1.46 million | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 1.50 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.58 million | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 1.67 million | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 1.67 million | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.67 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.74 million | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.74 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.75 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.88 million | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 million | 1.07 million | 1.16 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.25 million | 1.15 million | 1.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 million | 1.23 million | 1.67 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 million | 1.74 million | 1.88 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 24.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 19.24 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 18.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 1.88 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 million in 1996.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 94th out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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