Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in United States

United States: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 824,560 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
824,560 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
3rd
of 134 countries
All-time high
824,560 number
in 2017
All-time low
650,603 number
in 1993
Years of data
8
1993–2017

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in United States, 1993–2017

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1993200520171993: 650.6k number1994: 660.0k number1995: 673.8k number1996: 685.9k number1998: 720.4k number2014: 794.4k number2015: 808.2k number2017: 824.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in United States is 824,560 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.8% over five years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in United States peaked at 824,560 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 650,603 number, in 1993.

That places United States 3rd out of 134 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in United States, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in United States, 1993 to 2017.
Year number Change
1993 650,603 number
1994 659,968 number +1.4%
1995 673,754 number +2.1%
1996 685,940 number +1.8%
1998 720,433 number +5.0%
2014 794,388 number +10.3%
2015 808,199 number +1.7%
2017 824,560 number +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 678,140 number 650,603 number 720,433 number 5
2010s 809,049 number 794,388 number 824,560 number 3

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 1 China 2.76 million number compare
  2. 2 India 2.74 million number compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 747,167 number compare
  4. 5 Brazil 617,360 number compare
  5. 6 Japan 356,309 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in United States?
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in United States was 824,560 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 824,560 number in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 650,603 number in 1993.
How does United States rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
United States ranks 3rd out of 134 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this United 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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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,952 data points, 1971–2019
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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.