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: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 3.66 million | 2025 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 2 | China (People’s Republic of) | 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 | Türkiye | 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, Islamic Republic of | 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 | 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 | Syrian Arab Republic | 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, State of | 17,524 | 2023 | up 106.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Slovak Republic | 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 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 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 | Republic of 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 Darussalam | 3,613 | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 116 | Comoros | 3,609 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 117 | Bhutan | 3,513 | 2024 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Timor-Leste | 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 | Macau, China | 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, Federated States of | 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 | Naoero | 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
About this data
February 2026 Data Release