Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea

Eritrea: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 4,322 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
4,322 number
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
108th
of 141 countries
All-time high
4,322 number
in 2018
All-time low
992 number
in 1996
Years of data
22
1996–2018

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea, 1996–2018

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1996200720181996: 992 number1997: 1.0k number1999: 1.2k number2000: 1.3k number2001: 1.4k number2002: 1.5k number2003: 1.6k number2004: 2.2k number2005: 2.4k number2006: 2.5k number2007: 2.5k number2008: 2.6k number2009: 3.4k number2010: 3.7k number2011: 3.7k number2012: 3.9k number2013: 3.9k number2014: 3.7k number2015: 3.6k number2016: 3.5k number2017: 3.9k number2018: 4.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 4,322 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 4,322 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 992 number, in 1996.

Eritrea ranks 108th of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Eritrea, 1996 to 2018.
Year number Change
1996 992 number
1997 1,017 number +2.5%
1999 1,208 number +18.8%
2000 1,312 number +8.6%
2001 1,377 number +5.0%
2002 1,529 number +11.0%
2003 1,614 number +5.6%
2004 2,241 number +38.8%
2005 2,449 number +9.3%
2006 2,491 number +1.7%
2007 2,478 number -0.5%
2008 2,572 number +3.8%
2009 3,352 number +30.3%
2010 3,680 number +9.8%
2011 3,707 number +0.7%
2012 3,867 number +4.3%
2013 3,905 number +1.0%
2014 3,735 number -4.4%
2015 3,563 number -4.6%
2016 3,507 number -1.6%
2017 3,920 number +11.8%
2018 4,322 number +10.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,072 number 992 number 1,208 number 3
2000s 2,142 number 1,312 number 3,352 number 10
2010s 3,801 number 3,507 number 4,322 number 9

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 105 Bahrain 4,628 number compare
  2. 106 Mauritania 4,538 number compare
  3. 107 Estonia 4,449 number compare
  4. 109 Bhutan 4,142 number compare
  5. 110 Trinidad and Tobago 4,079 number compare
  6. 111 East Timor 3,382 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea?
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea was 4,322 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 4,322 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 992 number in 1996.
How does Eritrea rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
Eritrea ranks 108th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea 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
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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.