Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IBRD only
IBRD only: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 14.22 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IBRD only, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IBRD only stood at 14.22 million number. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IBRD only peaked at 14.22 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.39 million number, in 1994.
That places IBRD only 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 9.39 million number | — |
| 1995 | 9.66 million number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 9.90 million number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 10.19 million number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 10.67 million number | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 10.39 million number | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 10.64 million number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 10.85 million number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 11.21 million number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 11.15 million number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 11.25 million number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.41 million number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 11.51 million number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.68 million number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 11.89 million number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 11.99 million number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.21 million number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 12.09 million number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 12.05 million number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 12.41 million number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 12.53 million number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 12.66 million number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 13.09 million number | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 13.21 million number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 13.40 million number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 14.22 million number | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.03 million number | 9.39 million number | 10.67 million number | 6 |
| 2000s | 11.36 million number | 10.64 million number | 11.99 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.79 million number | 12.05 million number | 14.22 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More education data for IBRD only
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 38.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IBRD only?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IBRD only was 14.22 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 14.22 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.39 million number in 1994.
- How does IBRD only rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- IBRD only ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.