Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) was 1.78 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.78 million
Change on year
up 15.0%
Rank
147th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.78 million
in 2024
All-time low
814,296
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) recorded 1.78 million for teachers in secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 1.78 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 814,296, in 1981.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 147th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 903,008 | — |
| 1981 | 814,296 | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 908,769 | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 919,985 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 935,237 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 949,235 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 877,534 | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 989,128 | +12.7% |
| 1988 | 1.01 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 944,246 | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 951,694 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 963,102 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 968,503 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 973,961 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 972,380 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 969,369 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 975,679 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 968,686 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.04 million | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 1.03 million | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.05 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.07 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.09 million | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.12 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.14 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.14 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.15 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.15 million | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.15 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.16 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.15 million | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.14 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.16 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.18 million | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.21 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.22 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.26 million | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.28 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.28 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.26 million | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.27 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.28 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.39 million | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 1.55 million | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 1.78 million | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 925,566 | 814,296 | 1.01 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 981,798 | 951,694 | 1.04 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 million | 1.05 million | 1.16 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million | 1.14 million | 1.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 million | 1.27 million | 1.78 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 1.78 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 814,296 in 1981.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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