Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 24.99 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 24.99 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 24.99 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.31 million, in 1971.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.72 million | — |
| 1971 | 6.31 million | -27.6% |
| 1972 | 6.57 million | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 7.04 million | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 9.38 million | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 7.54 million | -19.7% |
| 1976 | 7.74 million | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 8.55 million | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 9.17 million | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 11.11 million | +21.2% |
| 1980 | 9.39 million | -15.5% |
| 1981 | 9.10 million | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 9.55 million | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 9.79 million | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 9.80 million | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 11.25 million | +14.8% |
| 1986 | 9.97 million | -11.4% |
| 1987 | 10.44 million | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 10.75 million | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 10.91 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 11.93 million | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 12.03 million | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 12.13 million | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 11.94 million | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 12.14 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 12.37 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 12.76 million | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 12.96 million | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 13.47 million | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 13.68 million | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 13.93 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 13.87 million | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 14.39 million | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 14.91 million | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 15.23 million | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 15.75 million | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 16.24 million | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 17.13 million | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 17.70 million | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 18.00 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 18.40 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 18.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.76 million | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 18.00 million | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 18.40 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 18.76 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 19.61 million | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 19.85 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 20.06 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 21.74 million | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 22.45 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 22.94 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 23.59 million | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 24.15 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 24.99 million | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.21 million | 6.31 million | 11.11 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.09 million | 9.10 million | 11.25 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.54 million | 11.93 million | 13.68 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.72 million | 13.87 million | 18.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.20 million | 18.00 million | 21.74 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.62 million | 22.45 million | 24.99 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 66.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 24.99 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.99 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.31 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 768 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 768 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.