Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)

WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 3.97 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.97 million
Change on year
up 7.0%
Rank
50th
of 213 groups
All-time high
3.97 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.46 million
in 1998
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1997–2023

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1997201020231997: 1.6M1998: 1.5M1999: 1.5M2000: 1.5M2001: 1.6M2002: 1.7M2003: 1.8M2004: 1.9M2005: 2.0M2006: 2.0M2007: 2.1M2008: 2.2M2009: 2.3M2010: 2.4M2011: 2.6M2012: 2.6M2013: 2.9M2014: 3.0M2015: 3.1M2016: 3.2M2017: 3.4M2018: 3.4M2019: 3.4M2020: 3.6M2021: 3.7M2022: 3.7M2023: 4.0M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) recorded 3.97 million for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 3.97 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.46 million, in 1998.

That places WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 50th out of 213 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1997 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1997 1.56 million
1998 1.46 million -6.5%
1999 1.47 million +1.0%
2000 1.54 million +4.5%
2001 1.63 million +5.9%
2002 1.71 million +4.8%
2003 1.81 million +6.0%
2004 1.86 million +2.5%
2005 2.00 million +7.6%
2006 2.03 million +1.4%
2007 2.09 million +3.3%
2008 2.18 million +4.1%
2009 2.28 million +4.6%
2010 2.39 million +4.7%
2011 2.56 million +7.4%
2012 2.63 million +2.4%
2013 2.90 million +10.4%
2014 3.05 million +5.1%
2015 3.14 million +3.1%
2016 3.21 million +2.2%
2017 3.38 million +5.1%
2018 3.36 million -0.5%
2019 3.41 million +1.4%
2020 3.56 million +4.5%
2021 3.65 million +2.4%
2022 3.71 million +1.7%
2023 3.97 million +7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.50 million 1.46 million 1.56 million 3
2000s 1.91 million 1.54 million 2.28 million 10
2010s 3.00 million 2.39 million 3.41 million 10
2020s 3.73 million 3.56 million 3.97 million 4

Countries ranked near WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)

  1. 47 Burkina Faso 46,345 compare
  2. 48 Greece 45,033 compare
  3. 49 Austria 45,006 compare
  4. 50 Ecuador 43,952 compare
  5. 51 Portugal 40,235 compare
  6. 52 Tunisia 39,748 compare
  7. 53 Sweden 39,082 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 3.97 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
The highest recorded value was 3.97 million in 2023.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.46 million in 1998.
How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 50th out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
370 places, 8,604 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release