United Kingdom vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

United Kingdom
281,128
in 2023
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
10.13 million
in 2024
United Kingdom rank
26th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
27th

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

  • United Kingdom
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 10.13 million against 281,128 in United Kingdom, a difference of 9.85 million.

That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s figure about 36.0 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

United Kingdom ranks 26th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 27th of 216 countries.

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 273,092 6.27 million 6.00 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
1980s 239,478 7.68 million 7.44 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
1990s 234,171 8.26 million 8.02 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2000s 255,606 8.96 million 8.71 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2010s 276,331 9.65 million 9.38 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2020s 282,682 10.18 million 9.90 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, United Kingdom or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 10.13 million against 281,128 in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between United Kingdom and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
9.85 million, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do United Kingdom and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
United Kingdom ranks 26th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 27th 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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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.