Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 3.34 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 3, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 3 is 3.34 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 114.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 3.34 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 967,920, in 1997.
That places GPE: Region 3 50th out of 211 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 967,920 | — |
| 1998 | 1.12 million | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 1.15 million | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.16 million | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.15 million | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.19 million | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.22 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.24 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.34 million | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 1.36 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.40 million | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.45 million | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.52 million | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.57 million | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.44 million | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 1.47 million | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.53 million | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.56 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.68 million | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 1.78 million | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 1.75 million | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.90 million | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 2.04 million | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 2.16 million | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 2.37 million | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 2.84 million | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 2.95 million | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 3.34 million | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 million | 967,920 | 1.15 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.30 million | 1.15 million | 1.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 million | 1.44 million | 2.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.73 million | 2.16 million | 3.34 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 55.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 33.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.56 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 3?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in GPE: Region 3 was 3.34 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 3.34 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 967,920 in 1997.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 50th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 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