Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in North America
North America: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 916,734 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in North America, 1992–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in North America stood at 916,734 number.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in North America peaked at 964,557 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 733,700 number, in 1992.
North America ranks 38th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in North America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 733,700 number | — |
| 1993 | 737,451 number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 749,176 number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 762,145 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 774,694 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 789,490 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 805,640 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 825,549 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 845,900 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 833,175 number | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 906,686 number | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 931,977 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 938,754 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 944,525 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 957,233 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 956,244 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 964,047 number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 962,336 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 964,557 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 884,156 number | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 886,387 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 887,651 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 883,703 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 890,500 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 902,817 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 913,826 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 916,734 number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 772,231 number | 733,700 number | 825,549 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 924,088 number | 833,175 number | 964,047 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 903,370 number | 883,703 number | 964,557 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 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
- 41 Belarus 53,577 number compare
More education data for North America
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in North America?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in North America was 916,734 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 964,557 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 733,700 number in 1992.
- How does North America rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- North America ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.