Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.74 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries is 1.74 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 1.74 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.36 million, in 2012.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 102nd of 213 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.57 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.48 million | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.48 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.57 million | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 1.57 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.56 million | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.52 million | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.48 million | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.47 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.46 million | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.45 million | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.43 million | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.41 million | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.38 million | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.36 million | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.45 million | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.49 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.49 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.54 million | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.56 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.56 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.55 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.57 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.58 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.64 million | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 1.70 million | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 1.74 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.53 million | 1.48 million | 1.57 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.50 million | 1.43 million | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 million | 1.36 million | 1.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 million | 1.57 million | 1.74 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 1.74 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 million in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 102nd out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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