Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Low income
Low income: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 951,786 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Low income, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Low income recorded 951,786 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Low income peaked at 951,786 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 408,632 number, in 2000.
That places Low income 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Low income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 408,632 number | — |
| 2001 | 410,610 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 431,233 number | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 506,795 number | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 540,912 number | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 572,118 number | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 617,147 number | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 654,429 number | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 681,067 number | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 715,931 number | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 766,742 number | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 805,805 number | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 804,037 number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 825,456 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 835,611 number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 856,694 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 858,255 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 913,335 number | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 934,516 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 951,786 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 553,887 number | 408,632 number | 715,931 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 855,224 number | 766,742 number | 951,786 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 34 Kenya 70,741 number compare
- 35 Romania 68,248 number compare
- 36 Benin 60,400 number compare
- 37 Madagascar 58,607 number compare
- 38 Afghanistan 58,539 number compare
- 39 Netherlands 58,416 number compare
- 40 Nepal 58,345 number compare
More education data for Low income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Low income?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Low income was 951,786 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 951,786 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 408,632 number in 2000.
- How does Low income rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Low income ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.