Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in World
World: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 20.79 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in World, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
World recorded 20.79 million number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in World peaked at 20.79 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.89 million number, in 1994.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in World, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 13.93 million number | — |
| 1994 | 13.89 million number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 14.13 million number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 14.32 million number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 14.52 million number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 14.96 million number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 14.80 million number | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 15.18 million number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 15.50 million number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 16.02 million number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 16.14 million number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 16.31 million number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 16.65 million number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 16.78 million number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 17.02 million number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 17.34 million number | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 17.62 million number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 17.86 million number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 17.82 million number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 17.83 million number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 18.41 million number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 18.65 million number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 18.88 million number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 19.38 million number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 19.68 million number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 19.91 million number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 20.79 million number | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.36 million number | 13.89 million number | 14.96 million number | 7 |
| 2000s | 16.46 million number | 15.18 million number | 17.62 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.92 million number | 17.82 million number | 20.79 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in World?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in World was 20.79 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 20.79 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.89 million number in 1994.
- How does World rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- World ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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About this data
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.