Which has higher primary education, teachers, Italy or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 281,128 against 250,961 in Italy as of 2023.

What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Italy and United Kingdom?

30,167, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?

39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

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.

Italy vs United Kingdom: Primary education, teachers

Italy

250,961

in 2024

United Kingdom

281,128

in 2023

Italy rank

28th

United Kingdom rank

26th

Primary education, teachers over time

Italy
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 281,128 against 250,961 in Italy, a difference of 30,167.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Italy ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	250,564	273,092	22,527	United Kingdom
1980s	272,195	238,232	33,963	Italy
1990s	258,170	234,171	23,999	Italy
2000s	262,987	258,223	4,764	Italy
2010s	247,858	285,818	37,960	United Kingdom
2020s	250,432	282,682	32,249	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, Italy or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 281,128 against 250,961 in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Italy and United Kingdom?: 30,167, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for primary education, teachers?: Italy ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 26th 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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About this data

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: 06 August 2026

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