Türkiye vs WB: East Asia & Pacific: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Türkiye
299,967
in 2023
WB: East Asia & Pacific
10.94 million
in 2024
Türkiye rank
20th
WB: East Asia & Pacific rank
18th

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

  • Türkiye
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific
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How they compare

WB: East Asia & Pacific currently reports 10.94 million against 299,967 in Türkiye, a difference of 10.64 million.

That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific's figure about 36.5 times Türkiye's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

Türkiye ranks 20th and WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 18th of 216 countries.

WB: East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Türkiye WB: East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 163,704 6.92 million 6.75 million WB: East Asia & Pacific
1980s 212,621 8.41 million 8.20 million WB: East Asia & Pacific
1990s 232,037 8.91 million 8.68 million WB: East Asia & Pacific
2010s 297,357 10.51 million 10.21 million WB: East Asia & Pacific
2020s 306,657 11.00 million 10.69 million WB: East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Türkiye or WB: East Asia & Pacific?
WB: East Asia & Pacific, at 10.94 million against 299,967 in Türkiye as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Türkiye and WB: East Asia & Pacific?
10.64 million, with WB: East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Türkiye and WB: East Asia & Pacific?
37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Türkiye and WB: East Asia & Pacific rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Türkiye ranks 20th and WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 18th of 216 countries.
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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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.