Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1.47 million number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend, 2003–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend is 1.47 million number, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 112.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 1.47 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 551,200 number, in 2003.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 29th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 551,200 number | — |
| 2004 | 569,916 number | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 622,717 number | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 689,064 number | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 734,396 number | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 806,475 number | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 968,504 number | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 921,782 number | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.06 million number | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 1.07 million number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.29 million number | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 1.38 million number | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 1.44 million number | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.47 million number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 706,039 number | 551,200 number | 968,504 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.23 million number | 921,782 number | 1.47 million number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend was 1.47 million number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 551,200 number in 2003.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.