Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 2.17 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) recorded 2.17 million for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 2.17 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 762,341, in 1997.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 61st of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 762,341 | — |
| 1998 | 762,375 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 793,561 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 811,651 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 866,739 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 874,728 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 907,283 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 930,893 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 943,930 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.02 million | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 1.07 million | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.18 million | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 1.25 million | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 1.27 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.54 million | +21.5% |
| 2012 | 1.44 million | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.59 million | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 1.58 million | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.71 million | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 1.68 million | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.78 million | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.84 million | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.98 million | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 2.03 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 2.07 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 2.05 million | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.17 million | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 772,759 | 762,341 | 793,561 | 3 |
| 2000s | 985,161 | 811,651 | 1.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 million | 1.27 million | 1.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 million | 2.03 million | 2.17 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 58 Afghanistan 32,391 compare
- 59 Switzerland 31,969 compare
- 60 Austria 30,430 compare
- 61 Benin 30,039 compare
- 62 Serbia 29,977 compare
- 63 Senegal 29,915 compare
- 64 Azerbaijan 28,483 compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 2.17 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 762,341 in 1997.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 61st out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release