Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in IDA total

IDA total: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.96 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.96 million number
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
18th
of 43 groups
All-time high
1.96 million number
in 2019
All-time low
562,853 number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in IDA total, 1997–2019

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1997200820191997: 562.9k number1998: 698.8k number1999: 712.9k number2000: 737.0k number2001: 767.1k number2002: 815.0k number2003: 869.7k number2004: 930.5k number2005: 988.9k number2006: 1.0M number2007: 1.1M number2008: 1.2M number2009: 1.2M number2010: 1.4M number2011: 1.6M number2012: 1.6M number2013: 1.7M number2014: 1.7M number2015: 1.9M number2016: 1.9M number2017: 1.9M number2018: 1.9M number2019: 2.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

IDA total recorded 1.96 million number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in IDA total peaked at 1.96 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 562,853 number, in 1997.

IDA total ranks 18th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 total, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in IDA total, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 562,853 number
1998 698,836 number +24.2%
1999 712,885 number +2.0%
2000 737,003 number +3.4%
2001 767,056 number +4.1%
2002 814,960 number +6.2%
2003 869,653 number +6.7%
2004 930,532 number +7.0%
2005 988,878 number +6.3%
2006 1.03 million number +3.7%
2007 1.08 million number +5.7%
2008 1.20 million number +10.6%
2009 1.22 million number +1.6%
2010 1.43 million number +17.1%
2011 1.61 million number +12.8%
2012 1.58 million number -1.7%
2013 1.72 million number +8.9%
2014 1.72 million number -0.3%
2015 1.87 million number +8.6%
2016 1.87 million number +0.4%
2017 1.87 million number -0.1%
2018 1.94 million number +3.6%
2019 1.96 million number +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 658,191 number 562,853 number 712,885 number 3
2000s 963,529 number 737,003 number 1.22 million number 10
2010s 1.76 million number 1.43 million number 1.96 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA total

  1. 15 Pakistan 206,821 number compare
  2. 16 Germany 173,852 number compare
  3. 17 Argentina 170,708 number compare
  4. 18 Spain 154,210 number compare
  5. 19 Iran 151,523 number compare
  6. 20 Kenya 144,009 number compare
  7. 21 Canada 141,968 number compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in IDA total?
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in IDA total was 1.96 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
The highest recorded value was 1.96 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
The lowest recorded value was 562,853 number in 1997.
How does IDA total rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
IDA total ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in IDA total?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA total 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.