Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (upper) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (upper) was 4.22 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 4.22 million for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 4.22 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.48 million, in 1998.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 39th out of 211 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (upper) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.67 million | — |
| 1993 | 3.71 million | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 3.78 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 3.82 million | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 3.86 million | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.80 million | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 3.48 million | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 3.72 million | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 3.88 million | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 3.84 million | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.79 million | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.82 million | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.86 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.93 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 3.94 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.96 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.90 million | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 3.90 million | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.88 million | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.84 million | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 3.83 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.92 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 3.89 million | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.91 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.96 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.95 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.01 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 4.02 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 3.87 million | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 3.87 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 3.97 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 4.03 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 4.22 million | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.73 million | 3.48 million | 3.86 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.88 million | 3.79 million | 3.96 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.92 million | 3.83 million | 4.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.99 million | 3.87 million | 4.22 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 4.22 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.22 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.48 million in 1998.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 39th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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