Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 17.34 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total is 17.34 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 17.34 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.75 million number, in 1994.
That places IDA & IBRD total 1st 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 10.75 million number | — |
| 1995 | 11.02 million number | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 11.26 million number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 11.52 million number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 11.90 million number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 11.64 million number | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 11.94 million number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 12.23 million number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 12.65 million number | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 12.72 million number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 12.87 million number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 13.16 million number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 13.29 million number | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 13.52 million number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 13.82 million number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 14.11 million number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 14.34 million number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 14.41 million number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 14.44 million number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 15.03 million number | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 15.27 million number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 15.49 million number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 15.97 million number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 16.26 million number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 16.47 million number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 17.34 million number | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.35 million number | 10.75 million number | 11.90 million number | 6 |
| 2000s | 13.03 million number | 11.94 million number | 14.11 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.50 million number | 14.34 million number | 17.34 million number | 10 |
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More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1022 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 707.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total was 17.34 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 17.34 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.75 million number in 1994.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.