Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 10.04 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) stood at 10.04 million. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 10.04 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.31 million, in 1971.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 32nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.65 million | 7.31 million | 7.90 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.17 million | 7.64 million | 8.44 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.75 million | 8.32 million | 9.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.12 million | 8.93 million | 9.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.96 million | 8.66 million | 9.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.69 million | 9.43 million | 10.04 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 112.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 10.04 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.04 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.31 million in 1971.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release