Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (upper) in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (upper) was 2.08 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) is 2.08 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 2.08 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 327,614, in 1971.
That places ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 66th out of 211 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (upper) in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 327,614 | — |
| 1972 | 369,769 | +12.9% |
| 1973 | 408,409 | +10.4% |
| 1974 | 482,879 | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 492,773 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 553,434 | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 596,091 | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 619,302 | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 1.07 million | +73.6% |
| 1980 | 1.08 million | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.08 million | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.10 million | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.12 million | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.13 million | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 736,845 | -34.8% |
| 1986 | 1.16 million | +56.8% |
| 1987 | 1.16 million | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.17 million | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.10 million | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 1.18 million | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 1.17 million | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.10 million | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 1.10 million | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.16 million | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 1.11 million | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.18 million | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 1.19 million | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.20 million | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.21 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.15 million | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 1.06 million | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 1.22 million | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 1.31 million | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 1.41 million | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 1.46 million | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.44 million | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.42 million | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.51 million | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 1.55 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.59 million | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.64 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.66 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.70 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.79 million | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.80 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.82 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.85 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.88 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.93 million | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.95 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.99 million | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.07 million | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 2.06 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.08 million | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (upper) in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +73.6% | 619,302 | 1.07 million |
| 1986 | +56.8% | 736,845 | 1.16 million |
| 1985 | -34.8% | 1.13 million | 736,845 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 547,237 | 327,614 | 1.07 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.08 million | 736,845 | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 million | 1.10 million | 1.21 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 million | 1.06 million | 1.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 million | 1.59 million | 1.93 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 million | 1.95 million | 2.08 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 2.08 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 327,614 in 1971.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 66th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 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