Education > Secondary education, teachers: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Secondary education, teachers. Teaching staff in total secondary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 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.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	ChinaChina	6.43 million	2011
2	IndiaIndia	4.39 million	2011
3	European UnionEuropean Union	3.68 million	2011
4	United StatesUnited States	1.67 million	2011
5	IndonesiaIndonesia	1.41 million	2011
6	RussiaRussia	1.14 million	2009
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	703,228.5	2007
7	MexicoMexico	669,583	2011
8	JapanJapan	617,642	2011
9	GermanyGermany	584,535	2011
10	EgyptEgypt	549,344	2009
11	FranceFrance	463,976	2011
12	ItalyItaly	450,757	2007
13	UkraineUkraine	389,387	2000
14	BangladeshBangladesh	376,914	2011
15	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	375,385	2008
16	UzbekistanUzbekistan	329,168	2011
17	ArgentinaArgentina	323,957	2008
18	BrazilBrazil	308,552	1970
19	PolandPoland	305,993	2011
20	SpainSpain	293,861	2011
21	IranIran	280,309	1997
22	NigeriaNigeria	273,781	2010
23	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	264,141	2009
24	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	253,929	2012
25	ThailandThailand	245,769	2011
26	South KoreaSouth Korea	239,292	2011
27	VietnamVietnam	236,886	1998
28	TurkeyTurkey	218,829	1997
29	PakistanPakistan	197,082	2004
30	PhilippinesPhilippines	194,373	2009
31	ColombiaColombia	193,087	2012
32	KazakhstanKazakhstan	191,094	2012
33	MalaysiaMalaysia	190,581	2010
34	South AfricaSouth Africa	187,162	2009
35	PeruPeru	160,018	2011
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	155,801.13	2005
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	155,745.05	2001
36	AlgeriaAlgeria	151,948	1997
37	Sri LankaSri Lanka	149,153	2011
38	IraqIraq	148,363	2007
39	RomaniaRomania	137,170	2011
40	EcuadorEcuador	132,867	2012
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	129,695.57	2008
41	CanadaCanada	126,098	1998
42	GhanaGhana	124,436	2012
43	EthiopiaEthiopia	122,147	2012
44	NetherlandsNetherlands	113,370	2011
45	BelgiumBelgium	108,723	2002
46	KenyaKenya	107,970	2009
47	AustraliaAustralia	104,110	1992
48	YemenYemen	102,142	2011
49	NepalNepal	101,968	2012
50	MoroccoMorocco	100,367	2004
51	PortugalPortugal	98,089	2010
52	CubaCuba	93,067	2012
53	HungaryHungary	88,003	2011
54	GreeceGreece	86,513	2007
55	TunisiaTunisia	84,562	2011
56	BurmaBurma	83,703	2010
57	SudanSudan	82,665	2009
58	BelarusBelarus	81,700	1995
59	TanzaniaTanzania	80,250	2012
60	CameroonCameroon	79,943	2012
61	GuatemalaGuatemala	76,850	2011
62	AustriaAustria	74,754	2011
63	SwedenSweden	73,492	2011
64	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	71,092.1	2011
65	ChileChile	70,903	2011
66	TajikistanTajikistan	67,698	2011
67	SyriaSyria	65,218	2002
68	UgandaUganda	63,400	2008
69	SerbiaSerbia	62,374	2012
70	VenezuelaVenezuela	61,671	1987
71	BoliviaBolivia	57,912	2007
72	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	56,500	1998
73	IsraelIsrael	55,218.77	2011
74	MadagascarMadagascar	50,842	2012
75	NorwayNorway	49,191	1995
76	CroatiaCroatia	47,995	2011
77	SlovakiaSlovakia	45,438	2011
78	GeorgiaGeorgia	45,147	2009
79	FinlandFinland	44,493	2011
80	ParaguayParaguay	44,440	2004
81	DenmarkDenmark	43,921	2001
82	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	43,672	2010
83	BulgariaBulgaria	42,557	2011
84	LebanonLebanon	42,387	2011
85	LithuaniaLithuania	37,981	2011
86	New ZealandNew Zealand	35,381	2011
87	JordanJordan	34,294	2003
88	ZimbabweZimbabwe	33,964	2003
89	MaliMali	33,220	2011
90	AfghanistanAfghanistan	32,817	2007
91	ArmeniaArmenia	32,674	1994
92	AngolaAngola	32,279	2011
93	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	31,289	2011
94	KuwaitKuwait	31,206	2009
95	LibyaLibya	30,673	1983
96	SenegalSenegal	30,491	2011
97	CambodiaCambodia	30,258	2007
98	MoldovaMoldova	28,662	2012
99	Costa RicaCosta Rica	28,111	2011
100	IrelandIreland	27,273	1997
101	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	26,161	2010
102	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	25,684	2012
103	UruguayUruguay	25,390	2010
104	United Arab EmiratesUAE	24,994	2012
105	LaosLaos	24,652	2011
106	PanamaPanama	24,631	2012
107	El SalvadorEl Salvador	24,556	2011
108	Hong KongHong Kong	23,536	1996
109	AlbaniaAlbania	23,452	2012
110	RwandaRwanda	23,335	2012
111	MozambiqueMozambique	22,008	2012
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	21,520.11	1979
112	GuineaGuinea	21,501	2012
113	TogoTogo	20,798	2011
114	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	20,124	1999
115	MongoliaMongolia	19,043	2010
116	MalawiMalawi	18,336	2012
117	Republic of the CongoCongo Rep.	18,165	2012
118	HondurasHonduras	16,667	2004
119	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	16,537	2010
120	LatviaLatvia	16,380	2011
121	OmanOman	16,077	2003
122	SingaporeSingapore	15,560	2009
123	ChadChad	15,384	2012
124	NicaraguaNicaragua	15,089	2010
125	SloveniaSlovenia	15,047	2011
126	BeninBenin	14,410	2004
127	BurundiBurundi	14,141	2012
128	JamaicaJamaica	13,006	2007
129	BotswanaBotswana	12,798	2007
130	EstoniaEstonia	10,344	2011
131	NigerNiger	9,873	2011
132	BahrainBahrain	8,646	2012
133	MauritiusMauritius	8,643	2012
134	QatarQatar	7,899	2012
135	EritreaEritrea	7,010	2012
136	ZambiaZambia	6,703	1988
137	CyprusCyprus	6,466	2011
138	NamibiaNamibia	6,423	2007
139	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	5,840	2001
140	HaitiHaiti	5,619	1984
141	SwazilandSwaziland	5,526	2011
142	LesothoLesotho	5,234	2012
143	BruneiBrunei	5,192	2012
144	LiberiaLiberia	5,132	2000
145	LuxembourgLuxembourg	5,007	2010
146	SomaliaSomalia	4,504	2007
147	East TimorEast Timor	4,441	2011
148	MaltaMalta	4,419	2011
149	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	4,377	1981
150	SurinameSuriname	4,334	2011
151	GuyanaGuyana	4,148	2011
152	MauritaniaMauritania	3,843	2007
153	FijiFiji	3,813	2011
154	Cape VerdeCape Verde	3,689	2012
155	BhutanBhutan	3,322	2012
156	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	3,293	1992
157	ComorosComoros	3,111	2004
158	GabonGabon	3,078	1999
159	The BahamasThe Bahamas	2,837	2010
160	MacauMacau	2,480	2012
161	IcelandIceland	2,387	1976
162	BelizeBelize	2,142	2012
163	MaldivesMaldives	2,088	2003
164	DjiboutiDjibouti	2,074	2012
165	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	1,940	1997
166	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	1,848	2012
167	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	1,607	2012
168	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	1,592	1993
169	The GambiaThe Gambia	1,547	1996
170	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	1,480	2006
171	BarbadosBarbados	1,430	2006
172	SamoaSamoa	1,211	2010
173	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	1,027	2012
174	TongaTonga	1,021	2011
175	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	894	2000
176	VanuatuVanuatu	883	2002
177	GuamGuam	880	1989
178	AndorraAndorra	811	2012
179	GrenadaGrenada	744	2010
180	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	706	2011
181	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	680	2012
182	BermudaBermuda	670	2011
183	KiribatiKiribati	664	2008
184	SeychellesSeychelles	603	2011
185	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	601	2011
186	San MarinoSan Marino	586	2012
187	DominicaDominica	535	2011
188	ArubaAruba	532	2010
189	MonacoMonaco	519	2008
190	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	448	2012
191	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	387	2003
192	Cayman IslandsCayman Islands	363	2011
193	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	309	2011
194	American SamoaAmerican Samoa	266	1992
195	Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+	186	2005
196	PalauPalau	126	2000

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