Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 11.39 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific recorded 11.39 million for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 11.39 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.38 million, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 23rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.42 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.38 million | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 2.59 million | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 2.96 million | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 3.03 million | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 3.18 million | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 3.55 million | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 4.25 million | +19.9% |
| 1978 | 4.81 million | +13.0% |
| 1979 | 4.91 million | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 4.90 million | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 4.95 million | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 4.89 million | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 4.97 million | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 4.87 million | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 5.02 million | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 5.27 million | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 5.57 million | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 5.81 million | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 6.00 million | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 6.17 million | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 6.25 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 6.32 million | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 6.44 million | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 6.56 million | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 6.73 million | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 6.98 million | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 7.12 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 7.38 million | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 7.70 million | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 7.72 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 7.58 million | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 7.90 million | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 8.28 million | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 8.59 million | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 8.87 million | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 9.21 million | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 9.80 million | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 10.04 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 10.10 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 10.23 million | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 10.05 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 10.07 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.92 million | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 10.01 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 10.22 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 10.34 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 10.35 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.53 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 10.58 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 10.66 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 10.88 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 11.07 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 11.24 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 11.39 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.41 million | 2.38 million | 4.91 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.22 million | 4.87 million | 6.00 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.76 million | 6.17 million | 7.70 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.81 million | 7.58 million | 10.10 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.23 million | 9.92 million | 10.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.05 million | 10.66 million | 11.39 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 92.65 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 11.39 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 11.39 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.38 million in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 23rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 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) 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.