Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 54,979 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2020, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) stood at 54,979. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 54,979 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13,930, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 214th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13,930 | — |
| 1971 | 14,653 | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 15,003 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 15,898 | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 16,209 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 16,680 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 17,013 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 17,308 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 17,503 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 18,351 | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 18,673 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 19,095 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 19,476 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 19,939 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 20,427 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 21,015 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 22,082 | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 22,943 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 23,378 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 23,558 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 23,359 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 24,096 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 24,691 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 25,400 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 26,242 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 26,752 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 28,297 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 28,466 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 28,479 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29,789 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 30,587 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 33,253 | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 34,896 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 35,065 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 37,282 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 38,209 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 38,665 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 40,275 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 42,303 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 44,415 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 44,956 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 45,670 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 47,826 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 48,833 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 49,779 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 51,578 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 51,574 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 53,007 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 54,025 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 54,562 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 54,979 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,255 | 13,930 | 18,351 | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,059 | 18,673 | 23,558 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,557 | 23,359 | 29,789 | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,495 | 30,587 | 44,415 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,181 | 44,956 | 54,562 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,979 | 54,979 | 54,979 | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- 211 Tokelau 41 compare
- 212 Montserrat 37 compare
- 213 Niue 36 compare
- 214 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 21 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.9% (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.6% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 529,106 (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.1% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 603,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 656,667 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 82,795 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 1.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 409,490 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 381,336 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 54,979 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 54,979 in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,930 in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 214th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 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