Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Germany
Germany: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 413,060 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Germany, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Germany is 413,060 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Germany peaked at 425,183 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 350,806 number, in 1994.
Germany ranks 7th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Germany, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 356,841 number | — |
| 1994 | 350,806 number | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 357,808 number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 354,852 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 359,219 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 361,275 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 364,683 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 407,120 number | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 417,051 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 416,042 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 420,402 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 425,183 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 418,898 number | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 412,308 number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 409,411 number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 409,129 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 410,096 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 410,129 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 403,058 number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 401,403 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 400,878 number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 410,255 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 411,404 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 412,192 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 409,324 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 413,060 number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 357,926 number | 350,806 number | 364,683 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 414,564 number | 407,120 number | 425,183 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 407,967 number | 400,878 number | 413,060 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Germany?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Germany was 413,060 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 425,183 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 350,806 number in 1994.
- How does Germany rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Germany ranks 7th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.