Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Euro area
Euro area: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.31 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Euro area, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Euro area stood at 1.31 million number.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Euro area peaked at 1.38 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.19 million number, in 1996.
That places Euro area 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2019, 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 Euro area, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.24 million number | — |
| 1993 | 1.27 million number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.28 million number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.24 million number | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.19 million number | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.19 million number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.20 million number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.27 million number | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 1.32 million number | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.36 million number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.36 million number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.36 million number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.36 million number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.38 million number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.36 million number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.37 million number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.37 million number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.35 million number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.35 million number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.33 million number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.31 million number | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.26 million number | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.27 million number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.27 million number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.29 million number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.29 million number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.31 million number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.31 million number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.23 million number | 1.19 million number | 1.28 million number | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.36 million number | 1.32 million number | 1.38 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.30 million number | 1.26 million number | 1.35 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.49 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Euro area?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Euro area was 1.31 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 million number in 2005.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 million number in 1996.
- How does Euro area rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Euro area ranks 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.