Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA blend
IDA blend: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.30 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA blend, 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA blend is 1.30 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA blend peaked at 1.30 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 606,210 number, in 2002.
That places IDA blend 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 606,210 number | — |
| 2003 | 626,378 number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 624,995 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 666,665 number | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 631,959 number | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 638,741 number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 696,335 number | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 730,197 number | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 746,188 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 879,305 number | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 906,072 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.09 million number | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 1.15 million number | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 1.18 million number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.17 million number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.25 million number | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 1.29 million number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.30 million number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 652,685 number | 606,210 number | 730,197 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.10 million number | 746,188 number | 1.30 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More education data for IDA blend
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 281.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA blend?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA blend was 1.30 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 606,210 number in 2002.
- How does IDA blend rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- IDA blend ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.