GPE: Region 2 vs New Zealand: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

GPE: Region 2
2.77 million
in 2024
New Zealand
26,597
in 2024
GPE: Region 2 rank
111th
New Zealand rank
111th

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • GPE: Region 2
  • New Zealand
01.0M2.0M3.0M197019972024

How they compare

GPE: Region 2 currently reports 2.77 million against 26,597 in New Zealand, a difference of 2.74 million.

That makes GPE: Region 2's figure about 104.0 times New Zealand's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, GPE: Region 2 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Region 2 ranks 111th and New Zealand ranks 111th of 221 groups.

GPE: Region 2 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Region 2 New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 415,315 20,363 394,952 GPE: Region 2
1980s 713,091 17,578 695,513 GPE: Region 2
1990s 879,381 19,008 860,372 GPE: Region 2
2000s 1.29 million 21,439 1.27 million GPE: Region 2
2010s 2.15 million 25,117 2.12 million GPE: Region 2
2020s 2.63 million 26,613 2.61 million GPE: Region 2

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, GPE: Region 2 or New Zealand?
GPE: Region 2, at 2.77 million against 26,597 in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between GPE: Region 2 and New Zealand?
2.74 million, with GPE: Region 2 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Region 2 and New Zealand?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do GPE: Region 2 and New Zealand rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
GPE: Region 2 ranks 111th and New Zealand ranks 111th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

GPE: Region 2 vs New Zealand: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/teachers-in-primary-education-both-sexes-number-gaps-filled/gpe-region-2/new-zealand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/teachers-in-primary-education-both-sexes-number-gaps-filled/gpe-region-2/new-zealand/">GPE: Region 2 vs New Zealand: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 19,704 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.