Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 3.02 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 3.02 million. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 3.02 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.84 million, in 1986.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 107th 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 40 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2.06 million | — |
| 1986 | 1.84 million | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 2.00 million | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 2.01 million | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 2.00 million | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 2.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.04 million | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.04 million | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 2.05 million | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 2.05 million | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 2.09 million | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 2.15 million | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 2.11 million | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 2.23 million | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 2.22 million | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.24 million | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 2.30 million | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 2.33 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.35 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.31 million | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.29 million | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.31 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.30 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.28 million | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.28 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.25 million | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.23 million | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.24 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.33 million | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.39 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.40 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.49 million | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 2.49 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.51 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.51 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.55 million | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 2.56 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.67 million | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 2.80 million | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 3.02 million | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.98 million | 1.84 million | 2.06 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.10 million | 2.00 million | 2.23 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.30 million | 2.24 million | 2.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.38 million | 2.23 million | 2.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.72 million | 2.55 million | 3.02 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1781 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.73 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 3.02 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 3.02 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 million in 1986.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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