Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in North America
North America: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 925,726 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in North America, 1992–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in North America stood at 925,726 number.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in North America peaked at 936,611 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 688,795 number, in 1992.
North America ranks 33rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in North America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 688,795 number | — |
| 1993 | 718,491 number | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 728,396 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 740,904 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 753,048 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 772,610 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 795,626 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 812,593 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 835,615 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 824,538 number | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 787,905 number | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 804,390 number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 814,340 number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 829,457 number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 863,117 number | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 883,982 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 896,246 number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 936,611 number | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 933,463 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 925,000 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 904,785 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 896,251 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 897,282 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 912,037 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 923,650 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 922,878 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 925,726 number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 751,308 number | 688,795 number | 812,593 number | 8 |
| 2000s | 847,620 number | 787,905 number | 936,611 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 915,675 number | 896,251 number | 933,463 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near North America
More education data for North America
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in North America?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in North America was 925,726 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 936,611 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 688,795 number in 1992.
- How does North America rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- North America ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.