Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 1.02 million in 2024. β Volatile
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 1.02 million for teachers in secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 1.02 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 131,199, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 149,768 | 131,199 | 173,263 | 9 |
| 1980s | 213,345 | 176,155 | 272,123 | 10 |
| 1990s | 368,785 | 281,021 | 421,470 | 10 |
| 2000s | 563,229 | 433,238 | 645,918 | 10 |
| 2010s | 794,430 | 693,801 | 913,219 | 10 |
| 2020s | 978,262 | 934,536 | 1.02 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 171 New Caledonia 1,940 compare
- 172 French Polynesia 1,592 compare
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 1,480 compare
- 174 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 1,327 compare
- 175 Barbados 1,244 compare
- 176 Samoa 1,211 compare
- 177 Vanuatu 1,186 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 1.02 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,199 in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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