Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 2.80 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.80 million
Change on year
up 8.7%
Rank
110th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.80 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.58 million
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1980–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M1980200220241980: 1.7M1981: 1.6M1982: 1.7M1983: 1.7M1984: 1.7M1985: 1.9M1986: 1.6M1987: 1.8M1988: 1.8M1989: 1.8M1990: 1.7M1991: 1.8M1992: 1.8M1993: 1.8M1994: 1.8M1995: 1.8M1996: 1.9M1997: 1.8M1998: 2.0M1999: 2.0M2000: 2.0M2001: 2.0M2002: 2.1M2003: 2.1M2004: 2.1M2005: 2.0M2006: 2.1M2007: 2.1M2008: 2.0M2009: 2.0M2010: 2.0M2011: 2.0M2012: 2.0M2013: 2.1M2014: 2.2M2015: 2.2M2016: 2.3M2017: 2.3M2018: 2.3M2019: 2.3M2020: 2.3M2021: 2.3M2022: 2.4M2023: 2.6M2024: 2.8M

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) is 2.80 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 2.80 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.58 million, in 1981.

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 110th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 1.70 million
1981 1.58 million -6.9%
1982 1.68 million +6.1%
1983 1.69 million +1.1%
1984 1.71 million +0.7%
1985 1.87 million +9.5%
1986 1.65 million -11.9%
1987 1.80 million +9.7%
1988 1.80 million -0.0%
1989 1.76 million -2.2%
1990 1.75 million -1.0%
1991 1.77 million +1.6%
1992 1.78 million +0.5%
1993 1.78 million -0.2%
1994 1.78 million +0.3%
1995 1.82 million +2.3%
1996 1.88 million +3.3%
1997 1.84 million -2.5%
1998 1.96 million +6.4%
1999 1.95 million -0.1%
2000 1.97 million +0.9%
2001 2.04 million +3.3%
2002 2.06 million +1.2%
2003 2.09 million +1.5%
2004 2.06 million -1.5%
2005 2.03 million -1.4%
2006 2.05 million +0.9%
2007 2.05 million -0.0%
2008 2.03 million -1.0%
2009 2.03 million +0.2%
2010 2.01 million -1.0%
2011 2.00 million -0.5%
2012 2.01 million +0.4%
2013 2.11 million +4.9%
2014 2.17 million +2.8%
2015 2.18 million +0.3%
2016 2.27 million +4.3%
2017 2.27 million +0.1%
2018 2.29 million +0.9%
2019 2.30 million +0.2%
2020 2.33 million +1.5%
2021 2.34 million +0.4%
2022 2.45 million +4.7%
2023 2.58 million +5.2%
2024 2.80 million +8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.72 million 1.58 million 1.87 million 10
1990s 1.83 million 1.75 million 1.96 million 10
2000s 2.04 million 1.97 million 2.09 million 10
2010s 2.16 million 2.00 million 2.30 million 10
2020s 2.50 million 2.33 million 2.80 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

  1. 107 Ireland 32,531 compare
  2. 108 Georgia 31,929 compare
  3. 109 Hong Kong, China 31,678 compare
  4. 110 Honduras 31,374 compare
  5. 111 Libya 30,673
  6. 112 Niger 28,148 compare
  7. 113 Burundi 27,748 compare

See the full ranking of 435 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 2.80 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 2.80 million in 2024.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.58 million in 1981.
How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 110th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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.