Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita by country
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
201
Highest
0.0138 units per person
Croatia
Lowest
0.0004 units per person
Somalia
Median
0.0063 units per person
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
5,320
What the numbers show
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 0.0138 units per person in Croatia; the lowest is 0.0004 units per person in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0063 units per person, and the mean is 0.0061 units per person.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 35.
Over the past decade 110 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 253.1%), and the largest decrease in Cayman Islands (down 53.4%).
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | 0.0138 units per person | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 2 | Monaco | 0.0132 units per person | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 0.0122 units per person | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 0.0122 units per person | 2025 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 5 | Turkmenistan | 0.0118 units per person | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 6 | Belgium | 0.0117 units per person | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 7 | Azerbaijan | 0.0114 units per person | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 8 | Tuvalu | 0.0114 units per person | 2025 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 9 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0114 units per person | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 10 | Brunei | 0.011 units per person | 2023 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 11 | Kuwait | 0.0109 units per person | 2021 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 12 | Marshall Islands | 0.0108 units per person | 2024 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 13 | Norway | 0.0107 units per person | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 14 | Bermuda | 0.0106 units per person | 2016 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 15 | Serbia | 0.0103 units per person | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 16 | North Macedonia | 0.0103 units per person | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 17 | Tonga | 0.0102 units per person | 2015 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 18 | Venezuela | 0.01 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 0.01 units per person | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 20 | Palestine | 0.0098 units per person | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 21 | Albania | 0.0097 units per person | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0097 units per person | 2024 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Israel | 0.0095 units per person | 2009 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 0.0094 units per person | 2024 | down 19.9% | flat |
| 25 | Russia | 0.0093 units per person | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 26 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0093 units per person | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 27 | Comoros | 0.0093 units per person | 2022 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 28 | New Caledonia | 0.0093 units per person | 1997 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 29 | Turkey | 0.0092 units per person | 2023 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0091 units per person | 2022 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 31 | Bhutan | 0.0089 units per person | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 32 | Poland | 0.0089 units per person | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 33 | Tajikistan | 0.0087 units per person | 2011 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0086 units per person | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 35 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0086 units per person | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 36 | Denmark | 0.0085 units per person | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 37 | Georgia | 0.0084 units per person | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 38 | Algeria | 0.0083 units per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Oman | 0.0083 units per person | 2024 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Liechtenstein | 0.0083 units per person | 2021 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 41 | Libya | 0.0082 units per person | 1983 | up 199.2% | rising |
| 42 | Austria | 0.0082 units per person | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 43 | Hungary | 0.0082 units per person | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 44 | Malta | 0.0082 units per person | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 45 | Pakistan | 0.0081 units per person | 2024 | up 229.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Moldova | 0.0081 units per person | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 47 | Guyana | 0.0081 units per person | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 48 | Portugal | 0.008 units per person | 2018 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 0.008 units per person | 2024 | up 90.2% | rising |
| 50 | Argentina | 0.008 units per person | 2008 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 51 | Micronesia (country) | 0.008 units per person | 2021 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 52 | Greece | 0.0079 units per person | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 53 | San Marino | 0.0079 units per person | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 54 | Lebanon | 0.0078 units per person | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 55 | Belarus | 0.0078 units per person | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 56 | Dominica | 0.0077 units per person | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 57 | Uruguay | 0.0077 units per person | 2010 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 58 | Finland | 0.0076 units per person | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 59 | Switzerland | 0.0076 units per person | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 60 | Mauritius | 0.0075 units per person | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 61 | Armenia | 0.0074 units per person | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 62 | Slovenia | 0.0074 units per person | 2016 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 63 | Germany | 0.0074 units per person | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 64 | French Polynesia | 0.0074 units per person | 1993 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 65 | Andorra | 0.0074 units per person | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 66 | Sweden | 0.0074 units per person | 2024 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 67 | Tunisia | 0.0073 units per person | 2023 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Mongolia | 0.0073 units per person | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 69 | Ukraine | 0.0072 units per person | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 0.0072 units per person | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 71 | Kiribati | 0.0072 units per person | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Italy | 0.0072 units per person | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 73 | Suriname | 0.0072 units per person | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 74 | Cuba | 0.0072 units per person | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 0.0071 units per person | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 76 | Estonia | 0.0071 units per person | 2021 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 77 | Spain | 0.007 units per person | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 78 | Grenada | 0.007 units per person | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 79 | Slovakia | 0.007 units per person | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 80 | New Zealand | 0.0069 units per person | 2024 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 81 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0069 units per person | 2024 | down 37.8% | rising |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 0.0068 units per person | 2024 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 83 | Cape Verde | 0.0068 units per person | 2022 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 84 | France | 0.0068 units per person | 2019 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 85 | Mexico | 0.0067 units per person | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 86 | Latvia | 0.0067 units per person | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 87 | Guatemala | 0.0067 units per person | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Maldives | 0.0066 units per person | 2022 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 89 | Czechia | 0.0066 units per person | 2013 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 90 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0066 units per person | 1997 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 91 | Netherlands | 0.0066 units per person | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 92 | Romania | 0.0066 units per person | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 93 | Peru | 0.0066 units per person | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 94 | Gibraltar | 0.0065 units per person | 2024 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 95 | Puerto Rico | 0.0065 units per person | 2024 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 96 | Guam | 0.0065 units per person | 1989 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 97 | Botswana | 0.0064 units per person | 2021 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Jordan | 0.0063 units per person | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 99 | Cambodia | 0.0063 units per person | 2021 | up 189.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Samoa | 0.0063 units per person | 2010 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 101 | Togo | 0.0063 units per person | 2023 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Congo | 0.0062 units per person | 2023 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 103 | Ireland | 0.0061 units per person | 2023 | — | rising |
| 104 | Malaysia | 0.0061 units per person | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 105 | Cyprus | 0.006 units per person | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 106 | Australia | 0.006 units per person | 1992 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 107 | Eswatini | 0.0059 units per person | 2022 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 108 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0059 units per person | 2023 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Seychelles | 0.0059 units per person | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 110 | Bolivia | 0.0058 units per person | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 111 | Paraguay | 0.0058 units per person | 2012 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0058 units per person | 2024 | — | rising |
| 113 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0058 units per person | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 114 | Panama | 0.0058 units per person | 2017 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 115 | Saint Lucia | 0.0058 units per person | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 116 | United Kingdom | 0.0057 units per person | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 117 | Bahrain | 0.0056 units per person | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 118 | Belize | 0.0056 units per person | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 119 | Fiji | 0.0055 units per person | 2012 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 120 | Bahamas | 0.0055 units per person | 2024 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 121 | American Samoa | 0.0054 units per person | 1992 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 122 | China | 0.0053 units per person | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 123 | Iraq | 0.0052 units per person | 2007 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 124 | United States | 0.0052 units per person | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 125 | Ecuador | 0.0052 units per person | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 126 | Cayman Islands | 0.0051 units per person | 2024 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 127 | Aruba | 0.0051 units per person | 2016 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 128 | Ghana | 0.0051 units per person | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 129 | Japan | 0.005 units per person | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 130 | British Virgin Islands | 0.005 units per person | 2023 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 131 | India | 0.005 units per person | 2025 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 132 | Chile | 0.0049 units per person | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 133 | Gambia | 0.0048 units per person | 2021 | up 141.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Brazil | 0.0048 units per person | 2024 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 135 | Morocco | 0.0048 units per person | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 136 | Indonesia | 0.0047 units per person | 2025 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 137 | Laos | 0.0047 units per person | 2022 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 138 | East Timor | 0.0047 units per person | 2020 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 139 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0046 units per person | 2016 | up 99.1% | rising |
| 140 | Vietnam | 0.0046 units per person | 2022 | — | rising |
| 141 | South Korea | 0.0045 units per person | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 142 | Canada | 0.0045 units per person | 1996 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 143 | Iran | 0.0045 units per person | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 144 | Gabon | 0.0045 units per person | 2019 | — | rising |
| 145 | Barbados | 0.0044 units per person | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 146 | Sierra Leone | 0.0044 units per person | 2024 | up 46.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Egypt | 0.0044 units per person | 2024 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 148 | Qatar | 0.0043 units per person | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 149 | Philippines | 0.0043 units per person | 2024 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 150 | Macao | 0.0043 units per person | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 151 | Hong Kong | 0.0042 units per person | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 152 | Nepal | 0.0042 units per person | 2025 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Nigeria | 0.0042 units per person | 2021 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Benin | 0.0042 units per person | 2022 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Cameroon | 0.0042 units per person | 2023 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Nauru | 0.004 units per person | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 157 | Jamaica | 0.0039 units per person | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 158 | Colombia | 0.0037 units per person | 2022 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 159 | Vanuatu | 0.0036 units per person | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Namibia | 0.0035 units per person | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 161 | Liberia | 0.0035 units per person | 2020 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 162 | Solomon Islands | 0.0034 units per person | 2015 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Thailand | 0.0034 units per person | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 164 | Mali | 0.0034 units per person | 2023 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Bangladesh | 0.0033 units per person | 2024 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 166 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0032 units per person | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 167 | Djibouti | 0.0031 units per person | 2023 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Senegal | 0.0031 units per person | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Kenya | 0.003 units per person | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 170 | Zimbabwe | 0.003 units per person | 2013 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 171 | Myanmar | 0.0029 units per person | 2018 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 172 | Burkina Faso | 0.0029 units per person | 2024 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Honduras | 0.0029 units per person | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 174 | South Africa | 0.0029 units per person | 2023 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 175 | Eritrea | 0.0029 units per person | 2022 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 176 | El Salvador | 0.0028 units per person | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 177 | Madagascar | 0.0028 units per person | 2019 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 178 | Angola | 0.0025 units per person | 2023 | up 86.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Lesotho | 0.0025 units per person | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 180 | Rwanda | 0.0024 units per person | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Singapore | 0.0023 units per person | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 182 | Syria | 0.0022 units per person | 2024 | — | flat |
| 183 | Afghanistan | 0.0021 units per person | 2023 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Ethiopia | 0.0021 units per person | 2024 | up 164.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Zambia | 0.002 units per person | 2024 | — | rising |
| 186 | Mauritania | 0.002 units per person | 2020 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 187 | Burundi | 0.0019 units per person | 2025 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Nicaragua | 0.0019 units per person | 2023 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 189 | Guinea | 0.0018 units per person | 2011 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 190 | Uganda | 0.0018 units per person | 2014 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Tanzania | 0.0017 units per person | 2020 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0017 units per person | 2016 | — | rising |
| 193 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0014 units per person | 2005 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 194 | Mozambique | 0.0012 units per person | 2017 | up 108.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Chad | 0.0012 units per person | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 196 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.001 units per person | 2006 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 197 | Niger | 0.001 units per person | 2024 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 198 | Haiti | 0.0009 units per person | 1984 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 199 | Central African Republic | 0.0009 units per person | 2017 | up 253.1% | rising |
| 200 | Malawi | 0.0008 units per person | 2019 | down 35.5% | flat |
| 201 | Somalia | 0.0004 units per person | 2007 | — | rising |
How this figure is calculated
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.