Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 150,037 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 150,037 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 154,724 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 140,901 number, in 1994.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 20th out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 143,604 number | — |
| 1994 | 140,901 number | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 148,570 number | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 147,647 number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 145,585 number | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 142,459 number | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 142,435 number | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 146,278 number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 145,064 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 147,500 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 147,325 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 152,541 number | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 147,281 number | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 145,354 number | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 152,096 number | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 146,105 number | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 154,724 number | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 154,178 number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 151,421 number | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 150,037 number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 144,794 number | 140,901 number | 148,570 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 147,319 number | 142,435 number | 152,541 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 151,293 number | 146,105 number | 154,724 number | 5 |
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More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.071 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.071 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 150,037 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 154,724 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 140,901 number in 1994.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.