Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 1.58 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.58 million
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
155th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.89 million
in 2016
All-time low
339,970
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197019972024

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2024, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 1.58 million.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 1.89 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 339,970, in 1970.

That places GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 155th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 339,970
1971 346,725 +2.0%
1972 372,318 +7.4%
1973 378,657 +1.7%
1974 382,714 +1.1%
1975 396,556 +3.6%
1976 403,558 +1.8%
1977 422,108 +4.6%
1978 452,497 +7.2%
1979 483,765 +6.9%
1980 515,083 +6.5%
1981 551,493 +7.1%
1982 567,651 +2.9%
1983 632,236 +11.4%
1984 648,494 +2.6%
1985 732,768 +13.0%
1986 782,830 +6.8%
1987 892,618 +14.0%
1988 943,868 +5.7%
1989 973,498 +3.1%
1990 1.05 million +8.3%
1991 1.02 million -3.2%
1992 993,424 -2.7%
1993 970,128 -2.3%
1994 983,648 +1.4%
1995 1.04 million +5.2%
1996 1.09 million +5.3%
1997 1.15 million +5.2%
1998 1.13 million -1.1%
1999 1.14 million +0.7%
2000 1.18 million +3.7%
2001 1.22 million +2.9%
2002 1.29 million +5.7%
2003 1.29 million +0.2%
2004 1.32 million +1.9%
2005 1.45 million +10.3%
2006 1.54 million +6.4%
2007 1.62 million +4.7%
2008 1.72 million +6.1%
2009 1.75 million +1.8%
2010 1.85 million +6.0%
2011 1.62 million -12.4%
2012 1.50 million -7.2%
2013 1.67 million +11.3%
2014 1.68 million +0.2%
2015 1.82 million +8.8%
2016 1.89 million +3.8%
2017 1.82 million -3.8%
2018 1.87 million +2.8%
2019 1.77 million -5.4%
2020 1.72 million -3.1%
2021 1.66 million -3.2%
2022 1.61 million -3.2%
2023 1.54 million -4.4%
2024 1.58 million +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 397,887 339,970 483,765 10
1980s 724,054 515,083 973,498 10
1990s 1.06 million 970,128 1.15 million 10
2000s 1.44 million 1.18 million 1.75 million 10
2010s 1.75 million 1.50 million 1.89 million 10
2020s 1.62 million 1.54 million 1.72 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 152 Timor-Leste 6,182 compare
  2. 153 Réunion 6,179 compare
  3. 154 Lesotho 5,672 compare
  4. 155 Haiti 5,619 compare
  5. 156 Fiji 5,041 compare
  6. 157 Brunei Darussalam 5,040 compare
  7. 158 Malta 4,664 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 1.58 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 1.89 million in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 339,970 in 1970.
How does GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 155th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Upper Middle Income 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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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.