ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) vs Vietnam: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number)

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
18.70 million
in 2024
Vietnam
380,535
in 2024
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
12th
Vietnam rank
14th

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

  • ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
  • Vietnam
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019972024

How they compare

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) currently reports 18.70 million against 380,535 in Vietnam, a difference of 18.32 million.

That makes ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s figure about 49.1 times Vietnam's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th and Vietnam ranks 14th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 10.31 million 215,504 10.09 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
1980s 11.90 million 232,228 11.67 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
1990s 13.56 million 286,813 13.27 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2000s 15.09 million 351,370 14.74 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2010s 17.22 million 381,501 16.84 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2020s 18.48 million 380,863 18.10 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) or Vietnam?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), at 18.70 million against 380,535 in Vietnam as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes between ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Vietnam?
18.32 million, with ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Vietnam?
46 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Vietnam rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th and Vietnam ranks 14th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
437 places, 18,918 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release