Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 1.36 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.36 million
Change on year
up 19.3%
Rank
160th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.36 million
in 2024
All-time low
784,436
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1980–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1980200220241980: 865.1k1981: 784.4k1982: 830.1k1983: 835.4k1984: 841.6k1985: 850.8k1986: 821.4k1987: 912.5k1988: 912.5k1989: 927.7k1990: 910.1k1991: 919.5k1992: 922.2k1993: 916.5k1994: 922.1k1995: 952.7k1996: 965.9k1997: 941.5k1998: 943.4k1999: 917.4k2000: 910.3k2001: 923.3k2002: 919.6k2003: 938.6k2004: 920.0k2005: 904.4k2006: 915.9k2007: 918.7k2008: 918.4k2009: 917.8k2010: 891.0k2011: 875.2k2012: 902.3k2013: 929.2k2014: 951.3k2015: 926.3k2016: 927.6k2017: 918.4k2018: 914.9k2019: 901.4k2020: 916.1k2021: 922.4k2022: 1.0M2023: 1.1M2024: 1.4M

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 1.36 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.3% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 1.36 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 784,436, in 1981.

GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 160th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 865,094
1981 784,436 -9.3%
1982 830,142 +5.8%
1983 835,352 +0.6%
1984 841,565 +0.7%
1985 850,845 +1.1%
1986 821,373 -3.5%
1987 912,482 +11.1%
1988 912,532 +0.0%
1989 927,704 +1.7%
1990 910,057 -1.9%
1991 919,450 +1.0%
1992 922,184 +0.3%
1993 916,482 -0.6%
1994 922,111 +0.6%
1995 952,739 +3.3%
1996 965,949 +1.4%
1997 941,533 -2.5%
1998 943,440 +0.2%
1999 917,378 -2.8%
2000 910,334 -0.8%
2001 923,277 +1.4%
2002 919,578 -0.4%
2003 938,555 +2.1%
2004 920,022 -2.0%
2005 904,400 -1.7%
2006 915,901 +1.3%
2007 918,694 +0.3%
2008 918,394 -0.0%
2009 917,839 -0.1%
2010 890,964 -2.9%
2011 875,168 -1.8%
2012 902,301 +3.1%
2013 929,158 +3.0%
2014 951,322 +2.4%
2015 926,294 -2.6%
2016 927,616 +0.1%
2017 918,447 -1.0%
2018 914,899 -0.4%
2019 901,391 -1.5%
2020 916,098 +1.6%
2021 922,392 +0.7%
2022 1.02 million +10.3%
2023 1.14 million +12.2%
2024 1.36 million +19.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 858,152 784,436 927,704 10
1990s 931,132 910,057 965,949 10
2000s 918,699 904,400 938,555 10
2010s 913,756 875,168 951,322 10
2020s 1.07 million 916,098 1.36 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 157 Brunei Darussalam 5,040 compare
  2. 158 Malta 4,664 compare
  3. 159 Suriname 4,520 compare
  4. 160 Somalia 4,504 compare
  5. 161 Central African Republic 4,357 compare
  6. 162 Martinique 3,784 compare
  7. 163 Djibouti 3,554 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 1.36 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 1.36 million in 2024.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 784,436 in 1981.
How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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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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.