Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 3.54 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Ida Total, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Ida Total recorded 3.54 million for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 102.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Ida Total peaked at 3.54 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 574,184, in 1997.
WB: Ida Total ranks 47th of 211 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Ida Total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 574,184 | — |
| 1998 | 756,486 | +31.7% |
| 1999 | 766,344 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 792,681 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 821,330 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 872,112 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 928,043 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 975,505 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.03 million | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.07 million | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.13 million | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.24 million | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 1.35 million | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 1.46 million | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.64 million | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 1.61 million | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.75 million | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 1.77 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.94 million | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 1.98 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.03 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.15 million | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 2.41 million | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 2.59 million | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 2.85 million | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 3.25 million | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 3.54 million | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 699,005 | 574,184 | 766,344 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million | 792,681 | 1.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 million | 1.46 million | 2.41 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.06 million | 2.59 million | 3.54 million | 4 |
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More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.81 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3482 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4369 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Ida Total?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Ida Total was 3.54 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The highest recorded value was 3.54 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 574,184 in 1997.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 47th out of 211 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Total 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