Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes was 9.06 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.06 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
39th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.06 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.63 million
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: High Income (july 2025) recorded 9.06 million for teachers in secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 9.06 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.63 million, in 1971.
WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 39th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.63 million | — |
| 1972 | 6.68 million | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 6.77 million | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 6.86 million | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 6.98 million | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 7.05 million | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 7.19 million | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 7.28 million | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 7.07 million | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 7.49 million | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 7.19 million | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 7.64 million | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 7.70 million | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 7.73 million | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 7.82 million | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 7.60 million | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 7.70 million | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 7.92 million | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 8.01 million | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 7.93 million | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 7.97 million | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 8.26 million | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 8.29 million | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 8.45 million | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 8.48 million | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 8.52 million | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 8.57 million | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 8.48 million | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 8.53 million | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 8.71 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 8.74 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 8.70 million | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 8.65 million | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 8.60 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 8.59 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.55 million | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 8.58 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 8.52 million | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 8.51 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.46 million | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.43 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 8.38 million | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.46 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.44 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 8.54 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 8.61 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 8.66 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 8.71 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 8.76 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.85 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 8.90 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 8.99 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 9.02 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 9.06 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.95 million | 6.63 million | 7.28 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.68 million | 7.19 million | 8.01 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.35 million | 7.93 million | 8.57 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.62 million | 8.51 million | 8.74 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.55 million | 8.38 million | 8.76 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.96 million | 8.85 million | 9.06 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 9.06 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.06 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.63 million in 1971.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 39th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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