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

United Kingdom, at 281,128 against 248,253 in Spain as of 2023.

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

32,875, with United Kingdom ahead.

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

34 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.

Spain vs United Kingdom: Primary education, teachers

Spain

248,253

in 2024

United Kingdom

281,128

in 2023

Spain rank

29th

United Kingdom rank

26th

Primary education, teachers over time

Spain
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 281,128 against 248,253 in Spain, a difference of 32,875.

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

Across all 34 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 204 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	129,297	254,332	125,036	United Kingdom
1980s	132,721	233,302	100,581	United Kingdom
1990s	137,877	234,171	96,294	United Kingdom
2000s	187,425	255,606	68,181	United Kingdom
2010s	227,428	274,474	47,046	United Kingdom
2020s	242,622	282,682	40,060	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, Spain or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 281,128 against 248,253 in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Spain and United Kingdom?: 32,875, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for primary education, teachers?: Spain ranks 29th 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.