Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Low income
Low income: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 760,117 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Low income, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Low income is 760,117 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Low income peaked at 760,117 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 255,234 number, in 2000.
That places Low income 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Low income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 255,234 number | — |
| 2001 | 288,566 number | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 299,612 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 314,319 number | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 344,167 number | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 362,979 number | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 378,481 number | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 408,930 number | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 452,793 number | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 500,970 number | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 520,394 number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 550,647 number | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 610,101 number | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 637,116 number | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 655,249 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 690,578 number | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 735,169 number | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 739,433 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 760,117 number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 360,605 number | 255,234 number | 500,970 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 655,423 number | 520,394 number | 760,117 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Low income?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Low income was 760,117 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 760,117 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 255,234 number in 2000.
- How does Low income rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Low income ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.