Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 4.37 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.37 million
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
68th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.37 million
in 2024
All-time low
831,047
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) is 4.37 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 4.37 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 831,047, in 1971.
That places ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.38 million | — |
| 1971 | 831,047 | -39.7% |
| 1972 | 932,287 | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 999,928 | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 1.20 million | +19.6% |
| 1975 | 1.24 million | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 1.37 million | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 1.48 million | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 1.54 million | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 2.42 million | +57.6% |
| 1980 | 2.45 million | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 2.47 million | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 2.50 million | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 2.54 million | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 2.57 million | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.83 million | -29.0% |
| 1986 | 2.65 million | +45.2% |
| 1987 | 2.70 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 2.71 million | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.73 million | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 2.78 million | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 2.71 million | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 2.72 million | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 2.70 million | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.73 million | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.73 million | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 2.78 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 2.80 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.86 million | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 2.94 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 2.96 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.90 million | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.15 million | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 3.29 million | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 3.42 million | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 3.50 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.32 million | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 3.29 million | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.47 million | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 3.51 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 3.60 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.67 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 3.72 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.80 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.94 million | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 3.95 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.98 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.96 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.98 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 4.03 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.04 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 4.09 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 4.28 million | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 4.29 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 4.37 million | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.34 million | 831,047 | 2.42 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.52 million | 1.83 million | 2.73 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.77 million | 2.70 million | 2.94 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.28 million | 2.90 million | 3.51 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.86 million | 3.60 million | 4.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.21 million | 4.04 million | 4.37 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 31.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 4.37 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.37 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 831,047 in 1971.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 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