SDG: Eastern Asia vs Spain: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

SDG: Eastern Asia
7.46 million
in 2024
Spain
248,253
in 2024
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
30th
Spain rank
29th

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

  • SDG: Eastern Asia
  • Spain
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How they compare

SDG: Eastern Asia currently reports 7.46 million against 248,253 in Spain, a difference of 7.21 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern Asia's figure about 30.1 times Spain's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 30th and Spain ranks 29th of 221 groups.

SDG: Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Eastern Asia Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 4.43 million 129,297 4.30 million SDG: Eastern Asia
1980s 6.14 million 132,734 6.01 million SDG: Eastern Asia
1990s 6.30 million 141,470 6.16 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2000s 6.56 million 187,425 6.38 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2010s 6.69 million 227,515 6.46 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2020s 7.40 million 243,748 7.16 million SDG: Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, SDG: Eastern Asia or Spain?
SDG: Eastern Asia, at 7.46 million against 248,253 in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between SDG: Eastern Asia and Spain?
7.21 million, with SDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Eastern Asia and Spain?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do SDG: Eastern Asia and Spain rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 30th and Spain ranks 29th 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.

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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.