Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.26 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 1.26 million number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2017. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 90.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 1.26 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 361,085 number, in 1998.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 33rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 361,085 number | — |
| 1999 | 375,894 number | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 405,723 number | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 424,571 number | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 447,866 number | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 487,551 number | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 511,878 number | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 556,388 number | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 607,525 number | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 658,684 number | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 704,371 number | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 861,393 number | +22.3% |
| 2010 | 831,557 number | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 877,460 number | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 931,184 number | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 1.03 million number | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 1.10 million number | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.14 million number | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.20 million number | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.26 million number | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 368,490 number | 361,085 number | 375,894 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 566,595 number | 405,723 number | 861,393 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 million number | 831,557 number | 1.26 million number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 1.26 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 361,085 number in 1998.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.