Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 24.99 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
24.99 million
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
12th
of 221 groups
All-time high
24.99 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.31 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 24.99 million for teachers in secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 24.99 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.31 million, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.72 million | — |
| 1971 | 6.31 million | -27.6% |
| 1972 | 6.57 million | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 7.04 million | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 9.38 million | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 7.54 million | -19.7% |
| 1976 | 7.74 million | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 8.55 million | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 9.17 million | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 11.11 million | +21.2% |
| 1980 | 9.39 million | -15.5% |
| 1981 | 9.10 million | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 9.55 million | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 9.79 million | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 9.80 million | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 11.25 million | +14.8% |
| 1986 | 9.97 million | -11.4% |
| 1987 | 10.44 million | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 10.75 million | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 10.91 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 11.93 million | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 12.03 million | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 12.13 million | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 11.94 million | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 12.14 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 12.37 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 12.76 million | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 12.96 million | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 13.47 million | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 13.68 million | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 13.93 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 13.87 million | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 14.39 million | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 14.91 million | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 15.23 million | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 15.75 million | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 16.24 million | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 17.13 million | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 17.70 million | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 18.00 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 18.40 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 18.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.76 million | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 18.00 million | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 18.40 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 18.76 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 19.61 million | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 19.85 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 20.06 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 21.74 million | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 22.45 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 22.94 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 23.59 million | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 24.15 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 24.99 million | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.21 million | 6.31 million | 11.11 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.09 million | 9.10 million | 11.25 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.54 million | 11.93 million | 13.68 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.72 million | 13.87 million | 18.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.20 million | 18.00 million | 21.74 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.62 million | 22.45 million | 24.99 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 242.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 24.99 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.99 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.31 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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