Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 219,103 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in United Kingdom, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in United Kingdom is 219,103 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in United Kingdom peaked at 328,690 number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 210,663 number, in 2000.
United Kingdom ranks 12th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 254,093 number | — |
| 1994 | 263,406 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 303,894 number | +15.4% |
| 1996 | 328,690 number | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 318,549 number | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 212,137 number | -33.4% |
| 2000 | 210,663 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 215,332 number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 211,435 number | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 213,700 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 225,563 number | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 234,991 number | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 221,194 number | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 233,528 number | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 223,289 number | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 263,373 number | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 259,503 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 238,775 number | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 232,863 number | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 219,103 number | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 280,128 number | 212,137 number | 328,690 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 221,077 number | 210,663 number | 234,991 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 242,723 number | 219,103 number | 263,373 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More education data for United Kingdom
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.071 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.071 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in United Kingdom?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in United Kingdom was 219,103 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 328,690 number in 1996.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 210,663 number in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- United Kingdom ranks 12th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.