Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 516,726 in 2024. β² Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1997β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 516,726. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 516,726 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 242,841, in 1998.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 170th of 213 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 289,492 | 242,841 | 382,695 | 3 |
| 2000s | 322,696 | 247,701 | 369,705 | 10 |
| 2010s | 443,565 | 384,408 | 505,632 | 10 |
| 2020s | 496,540 | 482,675 | 516,726 | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 516,726 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 516,726 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 242,841 in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 170th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release