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. β–² 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

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1980200220241980: 903.0k1981: 814.3k1982: 908.8k1983: 920.0k1984: 935.2k1985: 949.2k1986: 877.5k1987: 989.1k1988: 1.0M1989: 944.2k1990: 951.7k1991: 963.1k1992: 968.5k1993: 974.0k1994: 972.4k1995: 969.4k1996: 975.7k1997: 968.7k1998: 1.0M1999: 1.0M2000: 1.1M2001: 1.1M2002: 1.1M2003: 1.1M2004: 1.1M2005: 1.1M2006: 1.2M2007: 1.1M2008: 1.2M2009: 1.2M2010: 1.1M2011: 1.1M2012: 1.2M2013: 1.2M2014: 1.2M2015: 1.2M2016: 1.3M2017: 1.3M2018: 1.3M2019: 1.3M2020: 1.3M2021: 1.3M2022: 1.4M2023: 1.5M2024: 1.8M

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 144 Bahrain, Kingdom of 8,964 compare
  2. 145 Cyprus 8,083 compare
  3. 146 Trinidad and Tobago 7,950 compare
  4. 147 Comoros, Union of the 7,728 compare
  5. 148 Eswatini, Kingdom of 7,225 compare
  6. 149 Bhutan 6,995 compare
  7. 150 Luxembourg 6,748 compare

See the full ranking of 435 places β†’

More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)

All data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) β†’

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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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 16,781 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release