Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) was 1.99 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 1.99 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 2.04 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 355,177, in 1979.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 136th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 444,628 | — |
| 1971 | 409,793 | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 418,865 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 430,673 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 441,991 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 460,900 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 485,783 | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 498,602 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 522,716 | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 355,177 | -32.1% |
| 1980 | 582,662 | +64.0% |
| 1981 | 609,255 | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 629,044 | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 672,743 | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 701,508 | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 737,538 | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 785,542 | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 830,212 | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 870,408 | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 874,935 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 915,461 | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 956,684 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 972,268 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.01 million | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 1.04 million | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.09 million | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 1.14 million | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 1.21 million | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 1.23 million | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.25 million | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.30 million | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 1.34 million | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.36 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.44 million | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.48 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.50 million | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.57 million | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.63 million | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.66 million | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.73 million | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.76 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.86 million | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 1.89 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.88 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.85 million | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.89 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.89 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.90 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.94 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.92 million | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.96 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.95 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.90 million | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 2.04 million | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 1.99 million | -2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +64.0% | 355,177 | 582,662 |
| 1979 | -32.1% | 522,716 | 355,177 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 446,913 | 355,177 | 522,716 | 10 |
| 1980s | 729,385 | 582,662 | 874,935 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 million | 915,461 | 1.25 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.50 million | 1.30 million | 1.73 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 million | 1.76 million | 1.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 million | 1.90 million | 2.04 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 1.99 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 355,177 in 1979.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 136th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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