Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Other small states
Other small states: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 87,299 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Other small states, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Other small states stood at 87,299 number.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Other small states peaked at 88,576 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 49,502 number, in 1998.
That places Other small states 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Other small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 49,502 number | — |
| 1999 | 49,963 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 52,789 number | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 54,671 number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 56,496 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 59,638 number | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 62,337 number | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 64,556 number | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 64,704 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 65,960 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 67,578 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 69,709 number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 70,582 number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 70,326 number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 71,086 number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 74,022 number | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 76,370 number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 78,700 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 84,572 number | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 85,531 number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 88,576 number | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 87,299 number | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,732 number | 49,502 number | 49,963 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 61,844 number | 52,789 number | 69,709 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,707 number | 70,326 number | 88,576 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 38 Afghanistan 58,539 number compare
- 39 Netherlands 58,416 number compare
- 40 Nepal 58,345 number compare
- 41 Belarus 53,577 number compare
- 42 Angola 53,242 number compare
- 43 Belgium 49,641 number compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 47,092 number compare
More education data for Other small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 183,046 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4478 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Other small states?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Other small states was 87,299 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 88,576 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,502 number in 1998.
- How does Other small states rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Other small states ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.