Which has higher primary education, teachers, Hong Kong, China or New Zealand?

Hong Kong, China, at 28,284 against 26,597 in New Zealand as of 2024.

What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Hong Kong, China and New Zealand?

1,687, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and New Zealand?

44 years are reported by both, from 1971 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.

Hong Kong, China vs New Zealand: Primary education, teachers

Hong Kong, China

28,284

in 2024

New Zealand

26,597

in 2024

Hong Kong, China rank

109th

New Zealand rank

111th

Primary education, teachers over time

Hong Kong, China
New Zealand

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 28,284 against 26,597 in New Zealand, a difference of 1,687.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 109th and New Zealand ranks 111th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	20,965	20,319	646.38	Hong Kong, China
1980s	19,005	17,448	1,557	Hong Kong, China
1990s	20,195	19,088	1,108	Hong Kong, China
2000s	24,135	21,439	2,696	Hong Kong, China
2010s	24,709	25,191	482.2	New Zealand
2020s	28,985	26,613	2,372	Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, Hong Kong, China or New Zealand?: Hong Kong, China, at 28,284 against 26,597 in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Hong Kong, China and New Zealand?: 1,687, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and New Zealand?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong, China and New Zealand rank globally for primary education, teachers?: Hong Kong, China ranks 109th and New Zealand ranks 111th of 204 countries.
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: 03 September 2026

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