Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) was 1.04 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) stood at 1.04 million. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) peaked at 1.04 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30,928, in 1971.
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 173rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 30,928 | — |
| 1972 | 43,057 | +39.2% |
| 1973 | 44,046 | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 46,020 | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 52,425 | +13.9% |
| 1976 | 51,198 | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 56,689 | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 63,881 | +12.7% |
| 1979 | 71,169 | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 79,038 | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 83,686 | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 89,592 | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 93,639 | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 100,308 | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 114,337 | +14.0% |
| 1986 | 120,571 | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 130,160 | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 136,891 | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 133,634 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 136,177 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 139,863 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 141,896 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 149,887 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 151,219 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 162,372 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 171,353 | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 178,728 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 194,609 | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 210,994 | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 231,716 | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 252,505 | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 274,464 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 299,278 | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 338,396 | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 354,400 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 378,528 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 412,765 | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 438,038 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 482,291 | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 496,190 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 518,250 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 513,090 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 582,867 | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 681,438 | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 733,070 | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 715,769 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 751,898 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 737,740 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 837,577 | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 893,198 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 945,545 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 987,614 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.03 million | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 1.04 million | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +39.2% | 30,928 | 43,057 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51,046 | 30,928 | 71,169 | 9 |
| 1980s | 108,186 | 79,038 | 136,891 | 10 |
| 1990s | 163,710 | 136,177 | 210,994 | 10 |
| 2000s | 346,238 | 231,716 | 482,291 | 10 |
| 2010s | 656,789 | 496,190 | 837,577 | 10 |
| 2020s | 980,211 | 893,198 | 1.04 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- 170 Bahamas 2,192 compare
- 171 New Caledonia 1,940 compare
- 172 French Polynesia 1,592 compare
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 1,480 compare
- 174 Equatorial Guinea 1,327 compare
- 175 Barbados 1,244 compare
- 176 Samoa 1,211 compare
More education data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9826 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) was 1.04 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,928 in 1971.
- How does ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release