Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 1.09 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.09 million
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
171st
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.13 million
in 2014
All-time low
622,599
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) recorded 1.09 million for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 1.13 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 622,599, in 1971.

That places ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 706,346
1971 622,599 -11.9%
1972 632,737 +1.6%
1973 651,295 +2.9%
1974 666,680 +2.4%
1975 695,896 +4.4%
1976 716,045 +2.9%
1977 729,305 +1.9%
1978 749,989 +2.8%
1979 766,758 +2.2%
1980 776,729 +1.3%
1981 795,865 +2.5%
1982 857,436 +7.7%
1983 887,891 +3.6%
1984 871,355 -1.9%
1985 894,867 +2.7%
1986 914,042 +2.1%
1987 935,580 +2.4%
1988 952,964 +1.9%
1989 964,817 +1.2%
1990 982,092 +1.8%
1991 1.00 million +2.0%
1992 1.02 million +1.5%
1993 1.04 million +2.6%
1994 1.07 million +3.0%
1995 1.09 million +1.4%
1996 1.07 million -1.6%
1997 1.02 million -5.1%
1998 1.04 million +2.0%
1999 1.04 million -0.0%
2000 1.04 million +0.3%
2001 1.05 million +0.5%
2002 1.05 million +0.7%
2003 1.06 million +0.1%
2004 1.06 million +0.4%
2005 1.05 million -0.7%
2006 1.04 million -1.2%
2007 1.06 million +1.7%
2008 1.06 million +0.7%
2009 1.07 million +0.7%
2010 1.07 million +0.2%
2011 1.11 million +3.0%
2012 1.12 million +1.0%
2013 1.12 million +0.5%
2014 1.13 million +0.6%
2015 1.13 million -0.2%
2016 1.12 million -0.5%
2017 1.11 million -0.9%
2018 1.09 million -2.1%
2019 1.09 million -0.2%
2020 1.08 million -0.7%
2021 1.08 million -0.2%
2022 1.08 million +0.4%
2023 1.07 million -0.7%
2024 1.09 million +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 693,765 622,599 766,758 10
1980s 885,155 776,729 964,817 10
1990s 1.04 million 982,092 1.09 million 10
2000s 1.05 million 1.04 million 1.07 million 10
2010s 1.11 million 1.07 million 1.13 million 10
2020s 1.08 million 1.07 million 1.09 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)

  1. 168 Belize 2,319 compare
  2. 169 Solomon Islands 2,202 compare
  3. 170 Bahamas 2,192 compare
  4. 171 New Caledonia 1,940 compare
  5. 172 French Polynesia 1,592 compare
  6. 173 Guinea-Bissau 1,480 compare
  7. 174 Equatorial Guinea 1,327 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: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 1.09 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
The highest recorded value was 1.13 million in 2014.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
The lowest recorded value was 622,599 in 1971.
How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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), gaps filled
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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.