Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 33.30 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Developing Regions is 33.30 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 33.30 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.43 million, in 1971.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 9th 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 MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.46 million | — |
| 1971 | 5.43 million | -35.8% |
| 1972 | 5.87 million | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 6.41 million | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 8.96 million | +39.8% |
| 1975 | 7.16 million | -20.1% |
| 1976 | 7.57 million | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 8.46 million | +11.8% |
| 1978 | 9.18 million | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 11.86 million | +29.3% |
| 1980 | 10.42 million | -12.2% |
| 1981 | 10.53 million | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 10.72 million | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 11.05 million | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 11.19 million | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 11.94 million | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 11.84 million | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 12.40 million | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 12.78 million | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 12.96 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 14.09 million | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 14.21 million | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 14.34 million | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 14.19 million | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 14.43 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 14.68 million | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 15.18 million | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 15.51 million | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 16.08 million | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 16.39 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 16.71 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 16.76 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 17.67 million | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 18.58 million | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 19.19 million | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 20.01 million | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 20.55 million | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 21.59 million | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 22.64 million | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 23.28 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 23.96 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 24.43 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 24.78 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 24.42 million | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 25.01 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 25.55 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 26.40 million | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 26.74 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 27.07 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 28.93 million | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 29.90 million | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 30.57 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 31.51 million | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 32.38 million | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 33.30 million | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.94 million | 5.43 million | 11.86 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.58 million | 10.42 million | 12.96 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.91 million | 14.09 million | 16.39 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.70 million | 16.71 million | 23.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.73 million | 23.96 million | 28.93 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.53 million | 29.90 million | 33.30 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 88.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Developing Regions was 33.30 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 33.30 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.43 million in 1971.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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 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.