Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
154
Highest
3.66 million
India
Lowest
11
Montserrat
Median
18,256
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
8,409
What the numbers show
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 154 countries. The highest value is 3.66 million in India; the lowest is 11 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 18,256, and the mean is 118,656.
Over the past decade 102 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 855.8%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 75.9%).
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (upper): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 3.66 million | 2025 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 2 | China | 3.28 million | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 1.55 million | 2024 | up 855.8% | volatile |
| 4 | United States | 844,958 | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 670,613 | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 453,786 | 2021 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 452,226 | 2025 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 425,928 | 2024 | down 34.2% | flat |
| 9 | Mexico | 420,463 | 2023 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 10 | Turkey | 403,114 | 2023 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 11 | Japan | 345,545 | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 332,104 | 2024 | up 90.8% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 290,169 | 2019 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 14 | Egypt | 240,360 | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 15 | France | 230,005 | 2013 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 219,103 | 2018 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 17 | Iran | 216,282 | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 18 | Malaysia | 200,629 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Spain | 181,373 | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 174,216 | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 21 | Argentina | 170,708 | 2008 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 22 | Canada | 149,698 | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 23 | Philippines | 141,804 | 2024 | up 106.8% | rising |
| 24 | Kenya | 138,134 | 2023 | up 133.0% | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 136,451 | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 26 | South Korea | 124,857 | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 122,342 | 2024 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 28 | Thailand | 121,218 | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 29 | South Africa | 101,450 | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 30 | Ethiopia | 93,508 | 2024 | up 413.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Cambodia | 89,870 | 2021 | up 833.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Belgium | 87,623 | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 33 | Morocco | 82,759 | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 78,608 | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 35 | Sudan | 71,881 | 2018 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 36 | Colombia | 65,055 | 2022 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 37 | Chile | 64,643 | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 38 | Ghana | 64,438 | 2021 | up 103.0% | rising |
| 39 | Nepal | 63,550 | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 40 | Netherlands | 59,066 | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 41 | Dominican Republic | 58,383 | 2022 | up 210.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Guatemala | 56,645 | 2024 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Syria | 54,596 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 44 | Romania | 54,189 | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 45 | United Arab Emirates | 53,605 | 2024 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 46 | Ecuador | 49,583 | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 47 | Tunisia | 49,068 | 2022 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 48 | Myanmar | 47,201 | 2018 | up 103.5% | rising |
| 49 | Cuba | 43,411 | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 50 | Mali | 42,876 | 2023 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Hungary | 42,371 | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 52 | Israel | 42,128 | 2009 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 53 | Portugal | 38,739 | 2015 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 54 | Sweden | 38,731 | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 55 | Greece | 37,542 | 2023 | down 18.4% | flat |
| 56 | Czechia | 36,984 | 2013 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 57 | Angola | 35,354 | 2023 | up 138.8% | rising |
| 58 | Afghanistan | 32,391 | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 59 | Switzerland | 31,969 | 2018 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 60 | Austria | 30,430 | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 61 | Benin | 30,039 | 2014 | up 591.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Serbia | 29,977 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 63 | Senegal | 29,915 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 28,483 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 65 | Norway | 27,641 | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 66 | Croatia | 27,423 | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 67 | Jordan | 24,774 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 68 | Denmark | 24,099 | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 69 | Honduras | 23,635 | 2022 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 23,370 | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 71 | Belarus | 22,222 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 22,212 | 2024 | up 119.7% | rising |
| 73 | Finland | 20,720 | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 74 | Lebanon | 20,007 | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 75 | Madagascar | 19,995 | 2019 | up 84.6% | rising |
| 76 | Kuwait | 19,828 | 2021 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 77 | New Zealand | 18,279 | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 78 | Chad | 18,232 | 2023 | up 138.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Palestine | 17,524 | 2023 | up 106.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Slovakia | 16,357 | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 81 | Rwanda | 16,030 | 2024 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 15,726 | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 83 | Sierra Leone | 14,180 | 2024 | up 127.2% | rising |
| 84 | Burundi | 14,049 | 2020 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 85 | Georgia | 13,179 | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13,068 | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 87 | Laos | 12,455 | 2022 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 88 | Armenia | 12,135 | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 89 | Panama | 10,071 | 2017 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 90 | Oman | 10,013 | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Congo | 9,563 | 2023 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 92 | Puerto Rico | 8,512 | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 93 | Albania | 8,307 | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 94 | Uruguay | 8,231 | 2010 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 95 | El Salvador | 7,877 | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 96 | Niger | 7,845 | 2024 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 97 | North Macedonia | 7,173 | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 98 | Lithuania | 6,478 | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 99 | Liberia | 6,307 | 2020 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 100 | Qatar | 6,233 | 2024 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 101 | Slovenia | 6,226 | 2023 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 102 | Mozambique | 5,888 | 2013 | up 181.3% | rising |
| 103 | Fiji | 5,787 | 2024 | up 113.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Moldova | 5,412 | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 104 | Mongolia | 5,412 | 2006 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 106 | Latvia | 5,023 | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 107 | Bahrain | 4,638 | 2024 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 108 | Mauritania | 4,491 | 2020 | up 157.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Estonia | 4,235 | 2018 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 4,196 | 2010 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 111 | Cyprus | 4,115 | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 112 | Gambia | 4,006 | 2021 | up 172.7% | rising |
| 113 | Eritrea | 3,956 | 2022 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 114 | Luxembourg | 3,841 | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 115 | Brunei | 3,613 | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 116 | Comoros | 3,609 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 117 | Bhutan | 3,513 | 2024 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 118 | East Timor | 2,711 | 2020 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 119 | Namibia | 2,686 | 2024 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 120 | Malta | 2,543 | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 121 | Montenegro | 2,249 | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 122 | Iceland | 1,859 | 2012 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 123 | Djibouti | 1,705 | 2023 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 124 | Cape Verde | 1,681 | 2022 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 125 | Suriname | 1,501 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 126 | Macao | 1,485 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 127 | Guyana | 1,395 | 2012 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 128 | Bahamas | 1,244 | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 129 | Samoa | 1,032 | 2022 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 130 | Maldives | 653.84 | 2022 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 131 | Barbados | 623 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 132 | Belize | 612 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 133 | Kiribati | 489 | 2024 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 134 | Saint Lucia | 418 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Micronesia (country) | 402 | 2021 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 136 | Bermuda | 334 | 2016 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 137 | Dominica | 279 | 2016 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 138 | Grenada | 275 | 2018 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 139 | Monaco | 257 | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 139 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 257 | 2010 | up 114.2% | rising |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | 224 | 2012 | up 85.1% | rising |
| 142 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 208 | 2012 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 143 | Marshall Islands | 207 | 2024 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 144 | Cayman Islands | 189 | 2024 | down 42.0% | rising |
| 145 | San Marino | 124 | 2024 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 146 | Palau | 106 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 147 | Cook Islands | 100 | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 148 | British Virgin Islands | 94 | 2011 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 149 | Gibraltar | 60 | 2017 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Liechtenstein | 60 | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 151 | Tuvalu | 35 | 2025 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Niue | 29 | 2024 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Nauru | 26 | 2025 | up 18.2% | flat |
| 154 | Montserrat | 11 | 2009 | up 10.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 19.39 million
- UIS: World 19.39 million
- MDG: World 19.39 million
- WB: World 19.39 million
- UNICEF: World 19.35 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 16.12 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 15.79 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 15.76 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 15.46 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 14.66 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 11.94 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 11.63 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 11.04 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 9.08 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 7.51 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 7.25 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 7.22 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 5.88 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 5.68 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 5.48 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 5.29 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 5.29 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 5.29 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 5.29 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 5.17 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 5.16 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 5.16 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 5.16 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 5.14 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 5.13 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 5.13 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 5.06 million
- AIMS: East Asia 5.05 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 4.97 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 4.57 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 4.57 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 4.51 million
- WB: Oecd Members 4.30 million
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 4.22 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 4.00 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release