Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 58,539 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Afghanistan, 2007–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.67 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 163,167 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.94 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,220 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (1986)
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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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.