Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 3.74 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Ida Total, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Ida Total stood at 3.74 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Ida Total peaked at 3.74 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.29 million, in 1999.
That places WB: Ida Total 53rd 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: Ida Total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.42 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.29 million | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 1.29 million | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.35 million | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 1.43 million | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 1.49 million | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.62 million | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 1.67 million | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.80 million | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 1.82 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.89 million | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.97 million | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 2.07 million | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 2.18 million | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 2.36 million | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 2.43 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.66 million | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 2.79 million | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 2.88 million | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.96 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.12 million | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 3.11 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.18 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 3.34 million | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 3.42 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 3.56 million | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 3.74 million | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.33 million | 1.29 million | 1.42 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.71 million | 1.35 million | 2.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 million | 2.18 million | 3.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.51 million | 3.34 million | 3.74 million | 4 |
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More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.81 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 70.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Ida Total?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Ida Total was 3.74 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The highest recorded value was 3.74 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 million in 1999.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 53rd out of 213 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Total 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