Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 827,546 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 827,546 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 111.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 827,546 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 192,225 number, in 1998.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 192,225 number | — |
| 1999 | 208,760 number | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 201,179 number | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 235,737 number | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 249,549 number | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 266,810 number | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 292,101 number | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 323,591 number | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 349,669 number | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 391,096 number | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 442,253 number | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 399,412 number | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 534,180 number | +33.7% |
| 2011 | 577,885 number | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 634,379 number | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 691,757 number | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 706,069 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 763,747 number | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 796,252 number | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 827,546 number | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 200,492 number | 192,225 number | 208,760 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 315,140 number | 201,179 number | 442,253 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 691,477 number | 534,180 number | 827,546 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 827,546 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 827,546 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 192,225 number in 1998.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.