Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 4.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 4.50 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 4.50 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.52 million, in 1999.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 45th of 213 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.77 million | — |
| 1994 | 1.66 million | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 1.73 million | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 1.70 million | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.72 million | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.55 million | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 1.52 million | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.56 million | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.60 million | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.67 million | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.74 million | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 1.78 million | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.98 million | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 2.01 million | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 2.20 million | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 2.31 million | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 2.38 million | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.48 million | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 2.49 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.58 million | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 2.86 million | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 2.94 million | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.96 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.27 million | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 3.44 million | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 3.47 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.21 million | +21.3% |
| 2020 | 4.41 million | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 4.41 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 4.29 million | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 4.35 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 4.50 million | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.66 million | 1.52 million | 1.77 million | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.92 million | 1.56 million | 2.38 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.07 million | 2.48 million | 4.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.40 million | 4.29 million | 4.50 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 42 Afghanistan 55,629 compare
- 43 United Arab Emirates 52,573 compare
- 44 Belgium 50,172 compare
- 45 Belarus 49,292 compare
- 46 Jordan 48,283 compare
- 47 Burkina Faso 46,345 compare
- 48 Greece 45,033 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 4.50 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.50 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 million in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 45th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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