Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.16 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) is 1.16 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 77.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 1.16 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 264,255, in 1997.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 120th of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 264,255 | — |
| 1998 | 466,730 | +76.6% |
| 1999 | 475,450 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 490,565 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 463,545 | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 505,683 | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 541,411 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 578,000 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 592,621 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 587,702 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 599,826 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 581,480 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 605,031 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 633,415 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 636,770 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 643,796 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 628,891 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 651,621 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 669,824 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 719,808 | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 711,060 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 748,095 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 757,291 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 777,301 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 802,650 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 868,700 | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 956,398 | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 1.16 million | +21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 402,145 | 264,255 | 475,450 | 3 |
| 2000s | 554,586 | 463,545 | 605,031 | 10 |
| 2010s | 680,057 | 628,891 | 757,291 | 10 |
| 2020s | 912,558 | 777,301 | 1.16 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 23.90 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 1.16 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 264,255 in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 120th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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