Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.29 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries recorded 1.29 million for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 17.5% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 1.29 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 656,069, in 1998.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 104th of 211 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 656,069 | — |
| 1999 | 739,697 | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 758,535 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 735,648 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 763,191 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 794,111 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 797,475 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 813,288 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 833,040 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 842,889 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 830,736 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 844,523 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 843,464 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 854,572 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 877,513 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 876,269 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 900,589 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 909,010 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 949,000 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 930,994 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 945,732 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 959,820 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 976,557 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 979,769 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.03 million | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 1.09 million | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 1.29 million | +17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 697,883 | 656,069 | 739,697 | 2 |
| 2000s | 801,344 | 735,648 | 844,523 | 10 |
| 2010s | 904,696 | 843,464 | 959,820 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million | 976,557 | 1.29 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 1.29 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 656,069 in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 104th out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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