Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.08 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 1.08 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 1.12 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 539,587, in 1994.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 135th out of 213 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 539,587 | — |
| 1995 | 564,365 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 589,742 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 613,523 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 623,886 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 638,360 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 668,464 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 684,110 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 698,668 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 768,983 | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 791,263 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 817,324 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 827,891 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 882,778 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 917,779 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 950,232 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 966,410 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.02 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 982,658 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 982,931 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 955,854 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 990,432 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.02 million | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.05 million | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.05 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 million | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.12 million | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 1.08 million | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 594,910 | 539,587 | 638,360 | 6 |
| 2000s | 800,749 | 668,464 | 950,232 | 10 |
| 2010s | 995,652 | 955,854 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 million | 1.01 million | 1.12 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 132 Sao Tome and Principe 856 compare
- 133 Barbados 621 compare
- 134 Saint Lucia 619 compare
- 135 Antigua and Barbuda 499 compare
- 136 Kiribati 480 compare
- 137 Micronesia (country) 473 compare
- 138 Grenada 438 compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 1.08 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 539,587 in 1994.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 135th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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