Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 988,667 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend, 2003–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend is 988,667 number, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 114.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 1.06 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 368,195 number, in 2003.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 368,195 number | — |
| 2004 | 395,040 number | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 409,946 number | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 460,045 number | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 510,070 number | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 618,767 number | +21.3% |
| 2009 | 609,188 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 784,048 number | +28.7% |
| 2011 | 939,469 number | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 849,619 number | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 987,054 number | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 952,893 number | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.06 million number | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 988,667 number | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 481,607 number | 368,195 number | 618,767 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 936,793 number | 784,048 number | 1.06 million number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend was 988,667 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 million number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 368,195 number in 2003.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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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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.