Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in IDA blend
IDA blend: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 691,913 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in IDA blend, 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 691,913 number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in IDA blend peaked at 739,552 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 285,220 number, in 2002.
That places IDA blend 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 285,220 number | — |
| 2003 | 302,469 number | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 311,696 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 331,182 number | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 348,142 number | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 359,181 number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 433,894 number | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 485,879 number | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 545,149 number | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 687,144 number | +26.0% |
| 2012 | 591,208 number | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 692,535 number | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 666,521 number | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 739,552 number | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 652,593 number | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 656,448 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 656,717 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 691,913 number | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 357,208 number | 285,220 number | 485,879 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 657,978 number | 545,149 number | 739,552 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More education data for IDA blend
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 281.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in IDA blend?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in IDA blend was 691,913 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 739,552 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 285,220 number in 2002.
- How does IDA blend rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- IDA blend ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.