Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in European Union
European Union: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.81 million number in 2019. ▬ Flat
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in European Union, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in European Union is 1.81 million number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in European Union peaked at 1.95 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.78 million number, in 1996.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in European Union, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.79 million number | — |
| 1993 | 1.87 million number | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 1.88 million number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.83 million number | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.78 million number | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.78 million number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.78 million number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.84 million number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 1.87 million number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.90 million number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.94 million number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.93 million number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.93 million number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.95 million number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.93 million number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.92 million number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.90 million number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.89 million number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.88 million number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.87 million number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.83 million number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.78 million number | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.79 million number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.79 million number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.81 million number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.81 million number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.79 million number | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.81 million number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.82 million number | 1.78 million number | 1.88 million number | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.92 million number | 1.87 million number | 1.95 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 million number | 1.78 million number | 1.88 million number | 10 |
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More education data for European Union
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0517 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.26 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in European Union?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in European Union was 1.81 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 million number in 2005.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.78 million number in 1996.
- How does European Union rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union 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.