Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
214
Highest
7.41 million
China
Lowest
21
Falkland Islands
Median
32,230
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
16,781
What the numbers show
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 7.41 million in China; the lowest is 21 in Falkland Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 32,230, and the mean is 192,996.
Over the past decade 147 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 380.8%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 48.3%).
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 7.41 million | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 2 | India | 7.31 million | 2025 | up 78.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Pakistan | 2.04 million | 2024 | up 286.8% | volatile |
| 4 | United States | 1.74 million | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 1.35 million | 2025 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 6 | Russia | 1.34 million | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 1.02 million | 2024 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 8 | Nigeria | 912,245 | 2021 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 868,550 | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 10 | Turkey | 788,294 | 2023 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 627,777 | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 621,578 | 2023 | up 120.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Germany | 618,670 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 571,690 | 2024 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 507,445 | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Philippines | 495,843 | 2024 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 17 | France | 457,956 | 2019 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 18 | Vietnam | 456,146 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Uzbekistan | 452,226 | 2025 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 423,797 | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 21 | Iran | 406,399 | 2023 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Algeria | 390,587 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 388,714 | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 24 | Spain | 344,203 | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 25 | Argentina | 323,957 | 2008 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 322,900 | 2025 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 27 | Venezuela | 284,798 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Ukraine | 273,271 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 272,545 | 2024 | up 236.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 251,627 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 31 | Thailand | 243,991 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 242,375 | 2024 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 33 | South Korea | 233,046 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 34 | Peru | 224,754 | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Malaysia | 217,105 | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Colombia | 190,940 | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 37 | Morocco | 183,432 | 2024 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 38 | South Africa | 181,739 | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 39 | Ghana | 174,414 | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Kenya | 168,396 | 2023 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 155,543 | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 42 | Myanmar | 153,660 | 2018 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Iraq | 148,363 | 2007 | up 138.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Belgium | 137,795 | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 45 | Canada | 133,275 | 1996 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 46 | Romania | 125,405 | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 47 | Nepal | 124,257 | 2025 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Guatemala | 122,548 | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Netherlands | 118,472 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 50 | Cameroon | 118,092 | 2023 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | 116,398 | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 52 | Cambodia | 107,312 | 2021 | up 254.7% | volatile |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 106,178 | 2024 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Tanzania | 106,006 | 2020 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Australia | 104,110 | 1992 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 56 | Cote d'Ivoire | 103,215 | 2024 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 57 | Chile | 96,048 | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 58 | Ecuador | 93,535 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 91,806 | 2024 | up 110.7% | rising |
| 60 | Angola | 91,250 | 2023 | up 182.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Tunisia | 89,644 | 2023 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Turkmenistan | 88,747 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 63 | Afghanistan | 88,020 | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Portugal | 82,664 | 2018 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 65 | Greece | 82,575 | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 66 | Mali | 80,395 | 2023 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Cuba | 78,576 | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 68 | Hungary | 78,564 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 69 | Madagascar | 78,148 | 2019 | up 79.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Sweden | 77,813 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 71 | Austria | 75,436 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 72 | Jordan | 73,057 | 2024 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Bolivia | 72,283 | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 74 | Belarus | 71,514 | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 75 | Israel | 71,062 | 2009 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 76 | Czechia | 69,387 | 2013 | down 25.4% | flat |
| 77 | Burkina Faso | 68,557 | 2024 | up 120.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Switzerland | 68,266 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 79 | Serbia | 67,944 | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 67,698 | 2011 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 81 | Uganda | 63,957 | 2014 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 63,346 | 2022 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 83 | Norway | 59,473 | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 84 | Benin | 57,296 | 2022 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Senegal | 55,703 | 2023 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Syria | 54,596 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 87 | Croatia | 53,231 | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 88 | Togo | 51,488 | 2023 | up 147.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Denmark | 50,935 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 90 | Palestine | 50,739 | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 91 | Kuwait | 47,443 | 2021 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Lebanon | 45,252 | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 93 | Oman | 43,982 | 2024 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 43,834 | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 95 | Finland | 42,938 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 96 | Zambia | 42,585 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Zimbabwe | 42,585 | 2013 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Congo | 38,064 | 2023 | up 109.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | 38,043 | 2024 | up 88.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Slovakia | 37,693 | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 37,015 | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 102 | New Zealand | 36,426 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 103 | Laos | 35,584 | 2022 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Rwanda | 34,324 | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Paraguay | 34,286 | 2012 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Mozambique | 33,281 | 2017 | up 175.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Ireland | 32,531 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 108 | Georgia | 31,929 | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 109 | Hong Kong | 31,678 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 110 | Honduras | 31,374 | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Libya | 30,673 | 1983 | up 380.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Niger | 28,148 | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Burundi | 27,748 | 2025 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 27,426 | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 115 | Lithuania | 27,048 | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 116 | Mongolia | 25,798 | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 117 | Uruguay | 25,390 | 2010 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 118 | Chad | 23,874 | 2024 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Panama | 23,777 | 2017 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 120 | Albania | 23,080 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 121 | Armenia | 22,576 | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 122 | Puerto Rico | 20,845 | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 123 | Moldova | 19,388 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 124 | Guinea | 19,322 | 2011 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 125 | North Macedonia | 18,794 | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 126 | Liberia | 17,857 | 2020 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 127 | El Salvador | 17,715 | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 128 | Slovenia | 15,351 | 2016 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 129 | Botswana | 15,284 | 2021 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Papua New Guinea | 14,791 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Malawi | 14,528 | 2019 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 132 | Singapore | 13,601 | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 133 | Nicaragua | 12,739 | 2023 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Latvia | 12,484 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 135 | Gambia | 12,452 | 2021 | up 195.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Qatar | 12,368 | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Jamaica | 11,043 | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 138 | Namibia | 10,653 | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 139 | Gabon | 10,118 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Eritrea | 9,725 | 2022 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 141 | Estonia | 9,391 | 2021 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 142 | Mauritius | 9,330 | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 143 | Mauritania | 9,029 | 2020 | up 139.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Bahrain | 8,964 | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Cyprus | 8,083 | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7,950 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 147 | Comoros | 7,728 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 148 | Eswatini | 7,225 | 2022 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 149 | Bhutan | 6,995 | 2023 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Luxembourg | 6,748 | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 151 | Guyana | 6,700 | 2024 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 152 | East Timor | 6,182 | 2020 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 153 | Reunion | 6,179 | 1996 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 154 | Lesotho | 5,672 | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Haiti | 5,619 | 1984 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 156 | Fiji | 5,041 | 2012 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 157 | Brunei | 5,040 | 2023 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Malta | 4,664 | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 159 | Suriname | 4,520 | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 160 | Somalia | 4,504 | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Central African Republic | 4,357 | 2017 | up 273.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Martinique | 3,784 | 1996 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 163 | Djibouti | 3,554 | 2023 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 3,534 | 2022 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Maldives | 3,474 | 2022 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Guadeloupe | 3,467 | 1993 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 167 | Macao | 2,938 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 168 | Belize | 2,319 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 169 | Solomon Islands | 2,202 | 2015 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Bahamas | 2,192 | 2024 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 171 | New Caledonia | 1,940 | 1997 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 172 | French Polynesia | 1,592 | 1993 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 173 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,480 | 2006 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,327 | 2005 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Barbados | 1,244 | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 176 | Samoa | 1,211 | 2010 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 177 | Vanuatu | 1,186 | 2024 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 178 | French Guiana | 1,120 | 1997 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 179 | Tonga | 1,086 | 2015 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 180 | Saint Lucia | 1,037 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 181 | Kiribati | 969 | 2024 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 936 | 2016 | up 150.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Micronesia (country) | 891 | 2021 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 184 | Guam | 880 | 1989 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 185 | Antigua and Barbuda | 865 | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 862 | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 187 | Grenada | 816 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 188 | United States Virgin Islands | 714 | 1997 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 189 | Seychelles | 713 | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 190 | Bermuda | 672 | 2016 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 191 | Andorra | 605 | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 192 | Aruba | 553 | 2016 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 193 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 531 | 2023 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 194 | Dominica | 511 | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 195 | Monaco | 508 | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 196 | Marshall Islands | 407 | 2024 | down 45.1% | rising |
| 197 | Cayman Islands | 380 | 2024 | down 39.3% | rising |
| 198 | Liechtenstein | 324 | 2021 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 199 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 270 | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 200 | San Marino | 268 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 201 | American Samoa | 266 | 1992 | up 101.5% | rising |
| 202 | Gibraltar | 257 | 2024 | up 105.6% | rising |
| 203 | British Virgin Islands | 195 | 2023 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 204 | Anguilla | 143 | 2022 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 205 | Cook Islands | 142 | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 206 | Tuvalu | 108 | 2025 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 207 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 73 | 1997 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 208 | Saint Helena | 54 | 1986 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 209 | Nauru | 48 | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 210 | Western Sahara | 46 | 1980 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 211 | Tokelau | 41 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 212 | Montserrat | 37 | 2020 | up 37.0% | falling |
| 213 | Niue | 36 | 2024 | up 63.6% | flat |
| 214 | Falkland Islands | 21 | 1996 | up 90.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 41.85 million
- UIS: World 41.85 million
- MDG: World 41.85 million
- WB: World 41.85 million
- UNICEF: World 41.78 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 35.29 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 34.68 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 33.92 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 33.30 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 32.02 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 26.98 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 24.99 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 22.71 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 18.15 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 15.91 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 15.54 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 14.69 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 13.43 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 11.85 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 11.42 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 11.40 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 11.40 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 11.39 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 11.29 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 11.21 million
- AIMS: East Asia 11.18 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 11.04 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 10.70 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 10.33 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 10.33 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 10.22 million
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 10.04 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 9.94 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 9.94 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 9.94 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 9.94 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 9.63 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 9.63 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 9.06 million
- WB: Oecd Members 8.66 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release