Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.55 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2011–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 2.55 million number. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2.55 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.21 million number, in 2012.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.25 million number | — |
| 2012 | 2.21 million number | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.31 million number | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 2.36 million number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.39 million number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.45 million number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.53 million number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 2.53 million number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.55 million number | +0.8% |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 2.55 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.55 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 million number in 2012.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.