Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in France
France: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 216,060 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in France, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
France recorded 216,060 number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in France peaked at 275,030 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 216,060 number, in 2018.
France ranks 13th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in France, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 240,491 number | — |
| 2000 | 262,340 number | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 254,479 number | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 258,857 number | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 258,693 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 266,626 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 275,030 number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 246,907 number | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 248,215 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 243,864 number | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 238,218 number | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 233,642 number | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 234,505 number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 237,890 number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 230,005 number | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 216,060 number | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 240,491 number | 240,491 number | 240,491 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 255,323 number | 238,218 number | 275,030 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 230,420 number | 216,060 number | 237,890 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,471 (2013)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in France?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in France was 216,060 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 275,030 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 216,060 number in 2018.
- How does France rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- France ranks 13th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.