Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 8.43 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8.43 million
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
42nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.43 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.71 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) recorded 8.43 million for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) peaked at 8.43 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.71 million, in 1970.

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 42nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 1.71 million
1971 1.87 million +9.2%
1972 2.03 million +8.8%
1973 2.39 million +17.4%
1974 2.45 million +2.7%
1975 2.57 million +4.9%
1976 2.91 million +13.1%
1977 3.57 million +22.7%
1978 4.06 million +13.7%
1979 4.09 million +0.8%
1980 4.01 million -1.9%
1981 4.02 million +0.1%
1982 3.86 million -3.8%
1983 3.76 million -2.7%
1984 3.76 million -0.0%
1985 3.80 million +1.2%
1986 3.98 million +4.6%
1987 4.15 million +4.4%
1988 4.33 million +4.2%
1989 4.47 million +3.3%
1990 4.52 million +1.2%
1991 4.62 million +2.2%
1992 4.70 million +1.6%
1993 4.79 million +1.9%
1994 4.88 million +1.9%
1995 4.96 million +1.6%
1996 5.13 million +3.4%
1997 5.19 million +1.2%
1998 5.46 million +5.2%
1999 5.76 million +5.5%
2000 5.74 million -0.3%
2001 5.55 million -3.4%
2002 5.78 million +4.1%
2003 6.12 million +5.9%
2004 6.36 million +4.0%
2005 6.48 million +1.9%
2006 6.74 million +4.0%
2007 7.21 million +6.9%
2008 7.33 million +1.8%
2009 7.38 million +0.6%
2010 7.42 million +0.6%
2011 7.47 million +0.6%
2012 7.59 million +1.7%
2013 7.27 million -4.2%
2014 7.26 million -0.2%
2015 7.28 million +0.3%
2016 7.27 million -0.2%
2017 7.31 million +0.6%
2018 7.41 million +1.3%
2019 7.51 million +1.4%
2020 7.62 million +1.5%
2021 7.87 million +3.3%
2022 8.09 million +2.8%
2023 8.28 million +2.4%
2024 8.43 million +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.76 million 1.71 million 4.09 million 10
1980s 4.01 million 3.76 million 4.47 million 10
1990s 5.00 million 4.52 million 5.76 million 10
2000s 6.47 million 5.55 million 7.38 million 10
2010s 7.38 million 7.26 million 7.59 million 10
2020s 8.06 million 7.62 million 8.43 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

  1. 39 Ghana 174,414 compare
  2. 40 Kenya 168,396 compare
  3. 41 Sri Lanka 155,543 compare
  4. 42 Myanmar 153,660 compare
  5. 43 Iraq 148,363 compare
  6. 44 Belgium 137,795 compare
  7. 45 Canada 133,275 compare

See the full ranking of 435 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) was 8.43 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
The highest recorded value was 8.43 million in 2024.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.71 million in 1970.
How does ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 42nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 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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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 (number), gaps filled
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Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
435 places, 17,549 data points, 1970–2025
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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.