Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in United States of America
United States of America: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 870,399 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in United States of America, 1993–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in United States of America is 870,399 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in United States of America peaked at 870,399 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 670,172 number, in 1993.
United States of America ranks 4th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in United States of America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 670,172 number | — |
| 1994 | 681,346 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 695,560 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 708,140 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 743,809 number | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 844,218 number | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 853,176 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 870,399 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 699,805 number | 670,172 number | 743,809 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 855,931 number | 844,218 number | 870,399 number | 3 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0708 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 23.83 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.33 % 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 0.0708 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.56 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in United States of America?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in United States of America was 870,399 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 870,399 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 670,172 number in 1993.
- How does United States of America rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- United States of America ranks 4th out of 141 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this United States of America 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.