Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA total
IDA total: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 3.15 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA total, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA total stood at 3.15 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA total peaked at 3.15 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.26 million number, in 1998.
IDA total ranks 18th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.36 million number | — |
| 1998 | 1.26 million number | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 1.28 million number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.34 million number | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 1.41 million number | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 1.48 million number | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.61 million number | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 1.65 million number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.78 million number | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 1.81 million number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.87 million number | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.96 million number | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 2.16 million number | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 2.16 million number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.35 million number | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 2.42 million number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.65 million number | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 2.77 million number | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.85 million number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.91 million number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.08 million number | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 3.10 million number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.15 million number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.30 million number | 1.26 million number | 1.36 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.71 million number | 1.34 million number | 2.16 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 million number | 2.16 million number | 3.15 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 15 France 241,852 number compare
- 16 Bangladesh 193,042 number compare
- 17 Italy 173,246 number compare
- 18 Nigeria 160,941 number compare
- 19 Argentina 153,249 number compare
- 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 150,037 number compare
- 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 147,508 number compare
More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA total?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in IDA total was 3.15 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 3.15 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 million number in 1998.
- How does IDA total rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- IDA total ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.