Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.77 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification is 1.77 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 1.77 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 516,554, in 1998.
That places WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 100th 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 28 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 609,701 | — |
| 1998 | 516,554 | -15.3% |
| 1999 | 527,047 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 566,563 | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 588,222 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 635,914 | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 691,347 | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 728,341 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 805,976 | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 851,052 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 890,523 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 907,520 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 979,134 | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 1.06 million | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 1.10 million | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.14 million | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.22 million | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.30 million | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.35 million | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 1.41 million | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.48 million | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.44 million | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.49 million | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.55 million | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.63 million | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.73 million | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.74 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.77 million | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 551,101 | 516,554 | 609,701 | 3 |
| 2000s | 764,459 | 566,563 | 979,134 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.30 million | 1.06 million | 1.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 million | 1.55 million | 1.77 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification was 1.77 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 516,554 in 1998.
- How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 100th out of 213 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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