Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.35 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification stood at 1.35 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 1.35 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 170,102, in 1997.
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 102nd 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 WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 170,102 | — |
| 1998 | 308,823 | +81.6% |
| 1999 | 329,090 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 342,061 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 387,184 | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 422,117 | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 447,449 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 492,620 | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 520,009 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 528,534 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 571,421 | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 600,673 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 655,123 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 697,275 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 727,957 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 781,788 | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 832,928 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 850,864 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 931,914 | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 1.04 million | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.08 million | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.17 million | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 1.22 million | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.26 million | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.25 million | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.34 million | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 1.35 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 269,338 | 170,102 | 329,090 | 3 |
| 2000s | 496,719 | 342,061 | 655,123 | 10 |
| 2010s | 915,380 | 697,275 | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 million | 1.22 million | 1.35 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
All data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification was 1.35 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 170,102 in 1997.
- How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 102nd out of 211 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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