Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea

Eritrea: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 3,114 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
3,114 number
Change on year
up 9.4%
World rank
106th
of 134 countries
All-time high
3,143 number
in 2012
All-time low
1,054 number
in 1997
Years of data
21
1996–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea, 1996–2018

1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k1996200720181996: 1.2k number1997: 1.1k number1999: 1.1k number2000: 1.2k number2001: 1.3k number2002: 1.6k number2003: 1.4k number2004: 1.8k number2005: 1.8k number2006: 1.7k number2007: 2.6k number2009: 2.3k number2010: 2.7k number2011: 2.8k number2012: 3.1k number2013: 3.1k number2014: 2.9k number2015: 2.8k number2016: 2.9k number2017: 2.8k number2018: 3.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea stood at 3,114 number.

That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea peaked at 3,143 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,054 number, in 1997.

Eritrea ranks 106th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Eritrea, 1996 to 2018.
Year number Change
1996 1,201 number
1997 1,054 number -12.2%
1999 1,070 number +1.5%
2000 1,189 number +11.1%
2001 1,333 number +12.1%
2002 1,568 number +17.6%
2003 1,400 number -10.7%
2004 1,817 number +29.8%
2005 1,776 number -2.3%
2006 1,697 number -4.4%
2007 2,575 number +51.7%
2009 2,292 number -11.0%
2010 2,733 number +19.2%
2011 2,788 number +2.0%
2012 3,143 number +12.7%
2013 3,076 number -2.1%
2014 2,919 number -5.1%
2015 2,759 number -5.5%
2016 2,928 number +6.1%
2017 2,846 number -2.8%
2018 3,114 number +9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,108 number 1,054 number 1,201 number 3
2000s 1,739 number 1,189 number 2,575 number 9
2010s 2,923 number 2,733 number 3,143 number 9

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 103 Comoros 3,332 number compare
  2. 104 Senegal 3,297 number compare
  3. 105 Luxembourg 3,263 number compare
  4. 107 Gambia 2,802 number compare
  5. 108 Bhutan 2,683 number compare
  6. 109 Timor-Leste 2,559 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea?
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Eritrea was 3,114 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 3,143 number in 2012.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 1,054 number in 1997.
How does Eritrea rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
Eritrea ranks 106th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea 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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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,952 data points, 1971–2019
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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.