Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Small states
Small states: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 114,215 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Small states, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Small states is 114,215 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Small states peaked at 114,215 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 74,132 number, in 1998.
That places Small states 40th 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 74,132 number | — |
| 1999 | 75,794 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 79,069 number | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 81,875 number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 84,221 number | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 86,414 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 90,185 number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 92,054 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 92,219 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 93,765 number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 96,880 number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 97,818 number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 97,769 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 96,900 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 97,581 number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 100,003 number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 102,099 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 104,400 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 110,463 number | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 111,525 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 113,976 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 114,215 number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74,963 number | 74,132 number | 75,794 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 89,450 number | 79,069 number | 97,818 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,893 number | 96,900 number | 114,215 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 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
- 42 Angola 53,242 number compare
- 43 Belgium 49,641 number compare
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.012 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Small states?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Small states was 114,215 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 114,215 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,132 number in 1998.
- How does Small states rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Small states ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.