Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in IDA only
IDA only: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.25 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in IDA only, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in IDA only stood at 1.25 million number.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in IDA only peaked at 1.27 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 254,610 number, in 1997.
That places IDA only 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in IDA only, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 254,610 number | — |
| 1998 | 396,140 number | +55.6% |
| 1999 | 412,932 number | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 432,443 number | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 479,592 number | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 518,855 number | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 555,370 number | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 606,044 number | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 644,908 number | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 664,021 number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 710,090 number | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 749,615 number | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 717,092 number | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 865,562 number | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 903,102 number | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 972,813 number | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million number | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.11 million number | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 1.20 million number | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 1.20 million number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.27 million number | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.25 million number | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 354,561 number | 254,610 number | 412,932 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 607,803 number | 432,443 number | 749,615 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 million number | 865,562 number | 1.27 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 20 Kenya 144,009 number compare
- 21 Canada 141,968 number compare
- 22 Poland 141,953 number compare
- 23 South Korea 127,560 number compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 115,126 number compare
- 25 Thailand 110,275 number compare
- 26 Uzbekistan 99,320 number compare
More education data for IDA only
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 476.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in IDA only?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in IDA only was 1.25 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 254,610 number in 1997.
- How does IDA only rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- IDA only ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.