Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) was 10.04 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.04 million
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
32nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.04 million
in 2024
All-time low
7.31 million
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
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.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.31 million | — |
| 1972 | 7.37 million | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 7.45 million | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 7.54 million | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 7.81 million | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 7.71 million | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 7.84 million | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 7.90 million | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 7.88 million | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 8.08 million | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 7.64 million | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 8.13 million | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 8.17 million | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 8.21 million | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 8.44 million | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 7.97 million | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 8.20 million | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 8.40 million | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 8.44 million | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 8.32 million | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 8.37 million | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 8.65 million | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 8.65 million | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.76 million | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 8.82 million | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 8.93 million | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 8.97 million | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 8.99 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 9.02 million | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 9.21 million | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 9.29 million | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 9.26 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 9.23 million | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 9.12 million | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 9.09 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 9.07 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 9.07 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.97 million | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.93 million | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 8.84 million | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 8.74 million | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.66 million | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 8.80 million | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 8.83 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 8.91 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 9.09 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 9.17 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.25 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.33 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.43 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.49 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 9.66 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 9.81 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 10.04 million | +2.4% |
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)
- 29 Ethiopia 272,545 compare
- 30 Kazakhstan 251,627 compare
- 31 Thailand 243,991 compare
- 32 Saudi Arabia 242,375 compare
- 33 South Korea 233,046 compare
- 34 Peru 224,754 compare
- 35 Malaysia 217,105 compare
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (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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February 2026 Data Release