Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 58,539 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
58,539 number
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
38th
of 141 countries
All-time high
58,539 number
in 2018
All-time low
23,539 number
in 2007
Years of data
10
2007–2018

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Afghanistan, 2007–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k2007201220182007: 23.5k number2008: 33.9k number2009: 30.8k number2010: 33.9k number2011: 34.2k number2012: 35.0k number2015: 52.4k number2016: 53.5k number2017: 55.6k number2018: 58.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 58,539 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Afghanistan peaked at 58,539 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23,539 number, in 2007.

Afghanistan ranks 38th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Afghanistan, 2007 to 2018.
Year number Change
2007 23,539 number
2008 33,902 number +44.0%
2009 30,775 number -9.2%
2010 33,856 number +10.0%
2011 34,247 number +1.2%
2012 34,990 number +2.2%
2015 52,359 number +49.6%
2016 53,490 number +2.2%
2017 55,640 number +4.0%
2018 58,539 number +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29,405 number 23,539 number 33,902 number 3
2010s 46,160 number 33,856 number 58,539 number 7

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 35 Romania 68,248 number compare
  2. 36 Benin 60,400 number compare
  3. 37 Madagascar 58,607 number compare
  4. 39 Netherlands 58,416 number compare
  5. 40 Nepal 58,345 number compare
  6. 41 Belarus 53,577 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Afghanistan?
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Afghanistan was 58,539 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 58,539 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 23,539 number in 2007.
How does Afghanistan rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 38th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,093 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.