Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 17.20 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Low & middle income, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 17.20 million number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Low & middle income peaked at 17.20 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.56 million number, in 1994.
Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 43 groups on this measure, 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 10.56 million number | — |
| 1995 | 10.83 million number | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 11.07 million number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 11.32 million number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 11.70 million number | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 11.44 million number | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 11.77 million number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 12.06 million number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 12.45 million number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 12.54 million number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 12.69 million number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 12.99 million number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 13.12 million number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 13.36 million number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 13.66 million number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 13.96 million number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 14.19 million number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 14.23 million number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 14.26 million number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 14.87 million number | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 15.10 million number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 15.31 million number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 15.79 million number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 16.09 million number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 16.33 million number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 17.20 million number | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.15 million number | 10.56 million number | 11.70 million number | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.86 million number | 11.77 million number | 13.96 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.34 million number | 14.19 million number | 17.20 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Low & middle income?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Low & middle income was 17.20 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 17.20 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.56 million number in 1994.
- How does Low & middle income rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.