Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 4.81 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
4.81 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
7th
of 43 groups
All-time high
4.90 million number
in 2012
All-time low
2.96 million number
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend, 1994–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1994200620191994: 3.0M number1995: 3.1M number1996: 3.2M number1997: 3.3M number1998: 3.3M number1999: 3.8M number2000: 3.7M number2001: 3.3M number2002: 3.3M number2003: 3.8M number2004: 4.0M number2005: 4.1M number2006: 4.2M number2007: 4.6M number2008: 4.8M number2009: 4.8M number2010: 4.8M number2011: 4.8M number2012: 4.9M number2013: 4.6M number2014: 4.7M number2015: 4.7M number2016: 4.7M number2017: 4.7M number2018: 4.8M number2019: 4.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Late-demographic dividend recorded 4.81 million number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 4.90 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.96 million number, in 1994.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Late-demographic dividend, 1994 to 2019.
Year number Change
1994 2.96 million number
1995 3.11 million number +5.2%
1996 3.25 million number +4.4%
1997 3.26 million number +0.3%
1998 3.26 million number -0.0%
1999 3.78 million number +16.0%
2000 3.70 million number -2.0%
2001 3.30 million number -10.9%
2002 3.27 million number -0.8%
2003 3.76 million number +14.8%
2004 3.98 million number +6.0%
2005 4.10 million number +2.9%
2006 4.21 million number +2.8%
2007 4.63 million number +10.0%
2008 4.78 million number +3.1%
2009 4.80 million number +0.6%
2010 4.79 million number -0.3%
2011 4.79 million number -0.0%
2012 4.90 million number +2.3%
2013 4.61 million number -5.9%
2014 4.66 million number +1.1%
2015 4.68 million number +0.4%
2016 4.70 million number +0.5%
2017 4.73 million number +0.7%
2018 4.79 million number +1.2%
2019 4.81 million number +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.27 million number 2.96 million number 3.78 million number 6
2000s 4.05 million number 3.27 million number 4.80 million number 10
2010s 4.74 million number 4.61 million number 4.90 million number 10

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 4 Indonesia 747,167 number compare
  2. 5 Brazil 617,360 number compare
  3. 6 Japan 356,309 number compare
  4. 7 Turkey 347,969 number compare
  5. 8 Egypt 288,660 number compare
  6. 9 Italy 287,278 number compare
  7. 10 Mexico 273,545 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 Late-demographic dividend?
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Late-demographic dividend was 4.81 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 4.90 million number in 2012.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 2.96 million number in 1994.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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
Last refreshed

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.