Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 11.63 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 11.63 million for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 11.63 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.93 million, in 1993.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th of 211 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.44 million | 3.93 million | 5.04 million | 7 |
| 2000s | 6.24 million | 4.85 million | 7.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.25 million | 7.46 million | 9.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.54 million | 9.53 million | 11.63 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 11.63 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.63 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.93 million in 1993.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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