Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 2.58 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.58 million
Change on year
up 10.9%
Rank
124th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.58 million
in 2024
All-time low
964,748
in 1981
Years of data
46
1979–2024
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 2.58 million. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 2.58 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 964,748, in 1981.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 124th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.06 million | — |
| 1980 | 1.07 million | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 964,748 | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 1.07 million | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 1.09 million | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.11 million | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.13 million | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.07 million | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 1.19 million | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 1.24 million | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 1.18 million | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 1.20 million | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.24 million | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 1.26 million | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.29 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.30 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.32 million | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.33 million | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.33 million | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.41 million | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 1.40 million | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.43 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.48 million | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.54 million | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.59 million | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.64 million | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.70 million | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.70 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.70 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.67 million | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.69 million | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.70 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.67 million | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.70 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.72 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.77 million | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.81 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.92 million | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 1.95 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.96 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.95 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.98 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.01 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 2.15 million | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 2.33 million | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 2.58 million | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.06 million | 1.06 million | 1.06 million | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.11 million | 964,748 | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 million | 1.20 million | 1.41 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 million | 1.43 million | 1.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 million | 1.67 million | 1.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 million | 1.98 million | 2.58 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- 121 Armenia 22,576 compare
- 122 Puerto Rico 20,845 compare
- 123 Republic of Moldova 19,388 compare
- 124 Guinea 19,322 compare
- 125 North Macedonia 18,794 compare
- 126 Liberia 17,857 compare
- 127 El Salvador 17,715 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 23.90 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 2.58 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 964,748 in 1981.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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