Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 3.80 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 3.80 million number. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 3.80 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.60 million number, in 1994.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1.60 million number | — |
| 1995 | 1.75 million number | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 1.87 million number | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 1.93 million number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 2.04 million number | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 2.21 million number | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 2.09 million number | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 1.83 million number | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 1.92 million number | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 2.37 million number | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 2.52 million number | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 2.67 million number | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 2.88 million number | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 3.39 million number | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 3.57 million number | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 3.64 million number | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.67 million number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.52 million number | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 3.58 million number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 3.38 million number | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 3.45 million number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 3.56 million number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 3.61 million number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 3.64 million number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.76 million number | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 3.80 million number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.90 million number | 1.60 million number | 2.21 million number | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.69 million number | 1.83 million number | 3.64 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.60 million number | 3.38 million number | 3.80 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 159.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 177.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0841 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 3.80 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.80 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.60 million number in 1994.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD 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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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.