Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)
UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 2.77 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) stood at 2.77 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) peaked at 2.96 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 443,752, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 115th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 646,974 | — |
| 1971 | 443,752 | -31.4% |
| 1972 | 478,842 | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 491,836 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 504,062 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 523,372 | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 551,784 | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 592,934 | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 651,593 | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 720,175 | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 788,173 | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 837,128 | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 870,094 | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 1.06 million | +21.8% |
| 1984 | 995,790 | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 1.10 million | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 1.18 million | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 1.30 million | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 1.37 million | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 1.42 million | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.53 million | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 1.51 million | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.51 million | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.51 million | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.54 million | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.62 million | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 1.70 million | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 1.78 million | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 1.76 million | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.76 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.81 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.84 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.94 million | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 1.97 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.03 million | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.18 million | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 2.28 million | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 2.39 million | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 2.50 million | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.52 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.61 million | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 2.39 million | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 2.27 million | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 2.45 million | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 2.55 million | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.73 million | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 2.88 million | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 2.85 million | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.96 million | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 2.90 million | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.87 million | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.84 million | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.81 million | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 2.79 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 2.77 million | -0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -31.4% | 646,974 | 443,752 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 560,532 | 443,752 | 720,175 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 million | 788,173 | 1.42 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.62 million | 1.51 million | 1.78 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.15 million | 1.81 million | 2.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 million | 2.27 million | 2.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.82 million | 2.77 million | 2.87 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.083 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) was 2.77 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- The lowest recorded value was 443,752 in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) ranks 115th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 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