Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.48 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) is 1.48 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 1.48 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 341,544, in 1998.
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 115th of 213 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 341,544 | — |
| 1999 | 357,521 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 388,916 | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 408,055 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 432,999 | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 468,024 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 495,847 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 539,688 | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 590,253 | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 642,790 | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 685,168 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 743,150 | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 805,854 | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 852,039 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 901,981 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 991,650 | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 1.06 million | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 1.09 million | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.20 million | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.19 million | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.25 million | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 1.33 million | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 1.38 million | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.48 million | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 1.48 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 349,532 | 341,544 | 357,521 | 2 |
| 2000s | 539,489 | 388,916 | 743,150 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million | 805,854 | 1.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 million | 1.33 million | 1.48 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- 112 Mauritania 4,538 compare
- 113 Bahrain 4,326 compare
- 114 Comoros 4,119 compare
- 115 Trinidad and Tobago 4,079 compare
- 116 Cyprus 3,968 compare
- 117 Timor-Leste 3,471 compare
- 118 Bhutan 3,209 compare
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.34 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 1.48 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 341,544 in 1998.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 115th out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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