Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 1.78 million in 2024. β² Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1980β2024
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.
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)
- 144 Bahrain, Kingdom of 8,964 compare
- 145 Cyprus 8,083 compare
- 146 Trinidad and Tobago 7,950 compare
- 147 Comoros, Union of the 7,728 compare
- 148 Eswatini, Kingdom of 7,225 compare
- 149 Bhutan 6,995 compare
- 150 Luxembourg 6,748 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 8.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release