Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 33,600 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Afghanistan, 2007–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 33,600 number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 262.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Afghanistan peaked at 33,600 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9,278 number, in 2007.
Afghanistan ranks 52nd of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9,278 number | — |
| 2015 | 30,567 number | +229.5% |
| 2016 | 31,129 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 32,316 number | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 33,600 number | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,278 number | 9,278 number | 9,278 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 31,903 number | 30,567 number | 33,600 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More education data for Afghanistan
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,220 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (1986)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 430,980 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 67,949 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 95,218 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 115,568 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.48 % change on previous year (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Afghanistan?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Afghanistan was 33,600 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 33,600 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,278 number in 2007.
- How does Afghanistan rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Afghanistan ranks 52nd out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 262.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.