Which has higher primary education, teachers, Philippines or Upper middle income?

Upper middle income, at 13.41 million against 527,504 in Philippines as of 2024.

What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Philippines and Upper middle income?

12.89 million, with Upper middle income ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Upper middle income?

53 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.

Philippines vs Upper middle income: Primary education, teachers

Philippines

527,504

in 2024

Upper middle income

13.41 million

in 2024

Philippines rank

9th

Upper middle income rank

7th

Primary education, teachers over time

Philippines
Upper middle income

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 13.41 million against 527,504 in Philippines, a difference of 12.89 million.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 25.4 times Philippines's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 204 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Philippines	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
1970s	253,689	7.76 million	7.50 million	Upper middle income
1980s	281,548	9.97 million	9.68 million	Upper middle income
1990s	329,857	11.04 million	10.71 million	Upper middle income
2000s	380,533	11.88 million	11.50 million	Upper middle income
2010s	468,681	12.60 million	12.13 million	Upper middle income
2020s	527,494	13.31 million	12.78 million	Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, Philippines or Upper middle income?: Upper middle income, at 13.41 million against 527,504 in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Philippines and Upper middle income?: 12.89 million, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Upper middle income?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Philippines and Upper middle income rank globally for primary education, teachers?: Philippines ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 7th 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.