What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Central Europe and the Baltics and Syria?

193,149, with Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Syria?

12 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central Europe and the Baltics vs Syria: Primary education, teachers

Central Europe and the Baltics

337,770

in 2024

Syria

144,621

in 2024

Central Europe and the Baltics rank

41st

Syria rank

43rd

Primary education, teachers over time

Central Europe and the Baltics
Syria

How they compare

Central Europe and the Baltics currently reports 337,770 against 144,621 in Syria, a difference of 193,149.

That makes Central Europe and the Baltics's figure about 2.3 times Syria's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Central Europe and the Baltics has been ahead every year.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 41st and Syria ranks 43rd of 45 groups.

Central Europe and the Baltics has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Europe and the Baltics	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	569,243	112,254	456,989	Central Europe and the Baltics
2000s	511,210	114,733	396,477	Central Europe and the Baltics
2020s	337,770	145,502	192,268	Central Europe and the Baltics

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, Central Europe and the Baltics or Syria?: Central Europe and the Baltics, at 337,770 against 144,621 in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Central Europe and the Baltics and Syria?: 193,149, with Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Syria?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Central Europe and the Baltics and Syria rank globally for primary education, teachers?: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 41st and Syria ranks 43rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, teachers
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

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