IDA blend: Secondary education, teachers

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, IDA blend's secondary education, teachers rose 11.2% on 2022 (from 3.28 million to 3.65 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +4.8% and a typical year strayed about 6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 23.3% in 1982 and the biggest yearly fall was 6.8% in 1981. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 181,591 a year. A straight line explains 89% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 3.76 million for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 510,643, against 644,049 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

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What this measures

Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The precision of this indicator can be influenced by the enumeration method used, such as headcount or 'full-time equivalent' count of teachers.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 53 values

Secondary education, teachers in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 88,020 (2023)
• Algeria — 390,587 (2024)
• Bahrain — 8,964 (2024)
• Djibouti — 3,554 (2023)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 507,445 (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 406,399 (2023)
• Jordan — 73,057 (2024)
• Kuwait — 47,443 (2021)
• Lebanon — 45,252 (2023)
• Malta — 4,664 (2024)
• Morocco — 183,432 (2024)

More education data for IDA blend

• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.9 (2024)
• Primary education, pupils — 86.2 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 91.09% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 89.93% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 92.21% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 2.26 million (2024)
• Primary education, teachers (% female) — 56.05% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils

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Questions people ask

What is IDA blend's secondary education, teachers?

3.65 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 917.12% from 358,731 in 1971 (4.56% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3.65 million in 2023 and the lowest 358,731 in 1971.

Is the latest change in secondary education, teachers unusual for IDA blend?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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