Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) (lower) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) (lower) was 516,726 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1997–2024
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.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) (lower) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 382,695 | — |
| 1998 | 242,841 | -36.5% |
| 1999 | 242,941 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 247,701 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 257,772 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 280,331 | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 306,238 | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 318,090 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 361,218 | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 364,518 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 365,608 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 355,781 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 369,705 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 385,541 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 384,408 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 405,051 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 421,732 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 435,224 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 459,980 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 483,194 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 505,632 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 477,292 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 477,596 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 482,675 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 486,867 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 495,943 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 500,488 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 516,726 | +3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) (lower) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -36.5% | 382,695 | 242,841 |
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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1417 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release