Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Oceania

MDG: Oceania: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 29,186 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
29,186
Change on year
up 5.1%
Rank
216th
of 221 groups
All-time high
29,186
in 2017
All-time low
5,429
in 1970
Years of data
48
1970–2017

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Oceania, 1970–2017

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Oceania is 29,186, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Oceania peaked at 29,186 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5,429, in 1970.

MDG: Oceania ranks 216th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Oceania, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Oceania, 1970 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1970 5,429
1971 5,735 +5.6%
1972 6,456 +12.6%
1973 6,942 +7.5%
1974 7,207 +3.8%
1975 7,590 +5.3%
1976 7,842 +3.3%
1977 8,067 +2.9%
1978 8,202 +1.7%
1979 8,507 +3.7%
1980 8,779 +3.2%
1981 8,917 +1.6%
1982 9,078 +1.8%
1983 9,094 +0.2%
1984 9,196 +1.1%
1985 9,254 +0.6%
1986 9,429 +1.9%
1987 9,937 +5.4%
1988 10,133 +2.0%
1989 10,213 +0.8%
1990 10,245 +0.3%
1991 11,058 +7.9%
1992 11,623 +5.1%
1993 12,289 +5.7%
1994 12,571 +2.3%
1995 12,628 +0.4%
1996 13,529 +7.1%
1997 14,875 +9.9%
1998 15,944 +7.2%
1999 16,956 +6.3%
2000 17,688 +4.3%
2001 18,936 +7.1%
2002 19,996 +5.6%
2003 19,447 -2.7%
2004 20,420 +5.0%
2005 20,774 +1.7%
2006 21,220 +2.1%
2007 22,058 +3.9%
2008 23,744 +7.6%
2009 23,850 +0.4%
2010 24,134 +1.2%
2011 24,702 +2.4%
2012 26,526 +7.4%
2013 27,129 +2.3%
2014 27,655 +1.9%
2015 28,557 +3.3%
2016 27,762 -2.8%
2017 29,186 +5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7,198 5,429 8,507 10
1980s 9,403 8,779 10,213 10
1990s 13,172 10,245 16,956 10
2000s 20,814 17,688 23,850 10
2010s 26,956 24,134 29,186 8

Countries ranked near MDG: Oceania

  1. 213 Niue 36 compare
  2. 214 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 21 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Oceania?
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in MDG: Oceania was 29,186 in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in MDG: Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 29,186 in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in MDG: Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 5,429 in 1970.
How does MDG: Oceania rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
MDG: Oceania ranks 216th out of 221 groups with data for 2017.
Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in MDG: Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this MDG: Oceania 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
Source
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.