ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Teachers in primary education, both sexes

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
9.68 million
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
281,128
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
29th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
26th

Teachers in primary education, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 9.68 million against 281,128 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 9.39 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s figure about 34.4 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 29th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 26th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 6.11 million 273,092 5.83 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
1980s 7.55 million 238,232 7.31 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
1990s 8.09 million 234,171 7.86 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2000s 8.64 million 255,606 8.38 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2010s 9.15 million 274,474 8.87 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2020s 9.69 million 282,682 9.41 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 9.68 million against 281,128 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
9.39 million, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 29th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 26th 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