Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 4.67 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Lower middle income, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Lower middle income is 4.67 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Lower middle income peaked at 4.67 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.55 million number, in 1993.
Lower middle income ranks 8th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.55 million number | — |
| 1994 | 1.74 million number | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 1.68 million number | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.78 million number | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 1.87 million number | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 1.98 million number | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 2.06 million number | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 2.15 million number | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 2.17 million number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.34 million number | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 2.49 million number | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 2.56 million number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 2.76 million number | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 2.92 million number | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 3.08 million number | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 3.45 million number | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 3.59 million number | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 3.94 million number | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 4.30 million number | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 4.43 million number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 3.54 million number | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 3.66 million number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 3.78 million number | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 3.99 million number | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 3.99 million number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.95 million number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.67 million number | +18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.81 million number | 1.55 million number | 2.06 million number | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.75 million number | 2.15 million number | 3.59 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.03 million number | 3.54 million number | 4.67 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 1.20 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Lower middle income?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Lower middle income was 4.67 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.67 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 million number in 1993.
- How does Lower middle income rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Lower middle income ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.