Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Small states
Small states: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 88,954 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Small states, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Small states is 88,954 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Small states peaked at 95,322 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 47,991 number, in 1998.
That places Small states 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 47,991 number | — |
| 1999 | 50,251 number | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 52,112 number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 53,794 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 55,056 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 55,548 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 59,406 number | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 60,499 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 64,321 number | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 67,106 number | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 69,921 number | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 74,708 number | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 80,484 number | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 81,506 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 84,596 number | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 85,336 number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 85,139 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 87,631 number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 89,561 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 95,322 number | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 87,201 number | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 88,954 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,121 number | 47,991 number | 50,251 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 61,247 number | 52,112 number | 74,708 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,573 number | 80,484 number | 95,322 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.012 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Small states?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Small states was 88,954 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 95,322 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,991 number in 1998.
- How does Small states rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Small states ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.