Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA only
IDA only: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.81 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA only, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA only stood at 1.81 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA only peaked at 1.81 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 698,288 number, in 1998.
That places IDA only 24th 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 23 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA only, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 795,720 number | — |
| 1998 | 698,288 number | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 711,254 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 758,243 number | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 784,281 number | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 835,641 number | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 947,265 number | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 994,072 number | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.08 million number | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 1.14 million number | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.20 million number | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.23 million number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.39 million number | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 1.39 million number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.44 million number | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.48 million number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.53 million number | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.58 million number | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.65 million number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.70 million number | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.80 million number | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 1.78 million number | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.81 million number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 735,087 number | 698,288 number | 795,720 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.04 million number | 758,243 number | 1.39 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 million number | 1.39 million number | 1.81 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More education data for IDA only
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 476.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA only?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA only was 1.81 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 698,288 number in 1998.
- How does IDA only rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- IDA only ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.