Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Pakistan
Pakistan: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 470,813 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Pakistan, 2003–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 470,813 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Pakistan peaked at 470,813 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 161,461 number, in 2003.
Pakistan ranks 6th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 161,461 number | — |
| 2004 | 164,747 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 192,217 number | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 288,958 number | +50.3% |
| 2013 | 319,460 number | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 364,839 number | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 380,785 number | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 394,231 number | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 455,445 number | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 448,074 number | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 470,813 number | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 172,808 number | 161,461 number | 192,217 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 390,326 number | 288,958 number | 470,813 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More education data for Pakistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 16.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 445,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -13.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 19.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 13.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Pakistan?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Pakistan was 470,813 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 470,813 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 161,461 number in 2003.
- How does Pakistan rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Pakistan ranks 6th out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.