Primary education, teachers, gaps filled by country
Primary education, teachers with 728 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.
Countries reporting
204
Highest
6.74 million
China
Lowest
66
Nauru
Median
35,248
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
10,197
What the numbers show
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled is currently reported for 204 countries. The highest value is 6.74 million in China; the lowest is 66 in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 35,248, and the mean is 162,704.
Over the past decade 139 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia (country) (up 2,318.8%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 38.4%).
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 6.74 million | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 2 | India | 5.19 million | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 1.78 million | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 1.51 million | 2025 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 5 | Nigeria | 913,305 | 2021 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 696,748 | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 571,832 | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 561,172 | 2023 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Philippines | 527,504 | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 483,053 | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 11 | Pakistan | 445,877 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 12 | Japan | 440,864 | 2023 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 383,624 | 2024 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 14 | Vietnam | 380,535 | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 15 | Iran | 372,396 | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 16 | Venezuela | 352,723 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 338,716 | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Russia | 327,102 | 2023 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 19 | Thailand | 305,368 | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 20 | Turkey | 299,967 | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 288,776 | 2008 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 22 | South Africa | 287,310 | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 23 | Iraq | 286,890 | 2007 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 24 | Germany | 283,851 | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 25 | Kenya | 281,500 | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 281,128 | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 27 | Malaysia | 273,792 | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 28 | Italy | 250,961 | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 29 | Spain | 248,253 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 30 | Algeria | 247,748 | 2025 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 244,652 | 2024 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 32 | Tanzania | 229,840 | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 33 | France | 229,471 | 2013 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 34 | Myanmar | 217,561 | 2018 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 35 | Uganda | 207,238 | 2017 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | 199,824 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 37 | Morocco | 189,855 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 38 | Colombia | 180,781 | 2022 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 39 | South Korea | 173,133 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 163,167 | 2023 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Nepal | 157,456 | 2025 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Yemen | 144,824 | 2016 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 43 | Syria | 144,621 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 44 | Canada | 141,045 | 2000 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 45 | Madagascar | 138,648 | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Poland | 135,357 | 2025 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 47 | Mozambique | 133,644 | 2022 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 130,601 | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 49 | Ghana | 122,558 | 2024 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 50 | Guatemala | 122,362 | 2024 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Cameroon | 121,453 | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Zambia | 116,859 | 2024 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 113,317 | 2025 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 54 | Ukraine | 105,694 | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 55 | Australia | 105,469 | 1999 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 56 | Cote d'Ivoire | 104,418 | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Netherlands | 98,851 | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 58 | Angola | 96,016 | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Chile | 94,708 | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 60 | Israel | 92,770 | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 91,764 | 2024 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Zimbabwe | 90,330 | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 63 | Malawi | 87,834 | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 64 | Tunisia | 84,596 | 2023 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 65 | Cuba | 82,575 | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 66 | Belgium | 80,763 | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 80,321 | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 68 | Ecuador | 77,432 | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 69 | Bolivia | 76,710 | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 73,333 | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 71 | Senegal | 72,089 | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Sweden | 71,551 | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 73 | Greece | 70,680 | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 74 | Niger | 69,636 | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Rwanda | 68,326 | 2024 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Jordan | 64,348 | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Mali | 59,920 | 2023 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Benin | 59,742 | 2022 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Switzerland | 58,349 | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 80 | Chad | 54,801 | 2024 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Portugal | 52,131 | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 82 | Norway | 51,889 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 83 | Honduras | 49,996 | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 84 | Romania | 47,769 | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | 46,575 | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Cambodia | 46,016 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 87 | Haiti | 44,472 | 1998 | up 110.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Guinea | 43,914 | 2020 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Burundi | 43,226 | 2025 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 43,058 | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 91 | Libya | 42,696 | 1983 | up 140.3% | rising |
| 92 | Ireland | 42,162 | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 93 | Denmark | 42,105 | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 94 | Papua New Guinea | 40,888 | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 95 | United Arab Emirates | 39,735 | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 38,731 | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 37,890 | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 98 | Hungary | 37,255 | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 99 | Liberia | 37,210 | 2022 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 100 | Togo | 36,787 | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Lebanon | 36,699 | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 102 | Austria | 35,752 | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 103 | Oman | 34,743 | 2024 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Paraguay | 34,694 | 2012 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 105 | Kuwait | 32,782 | 2021 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Georgia | 32,424 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 107 | Finland | 30,824 | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 29,707 | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 109 | Hong Kong | 28,284 | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 26,847 | 2025 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 111 | New Zealand | 26,597 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 112 | Czechia | 25,979 | 2013 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 113 | Palestine | 25,038 | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 114 | Turkmenistan | 24,978 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 115 | Mauritania | 24,560 | 2024 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Congo | 23,019 | 2023 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Bulgaria | 22,710 | 2024 | up 55.6% | falling |
| 118 | Belarus | 22,228 | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 119 | El Salvador | 22,132 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 120 | Laos | 21,845 | 2025 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 121 | Namibia | 21,240 | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 122 | Panama | 19,072 | 2017 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 123 | Uruguay | 18,882 | 2023 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 124 | Slovakia | 18,530 | 2024 | up 32.1% | flat |
| 125 | Singapore | 16,639 | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 126 | Botswana | 16,622 | 2022 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 127 | Serbia | 16,557 | 2024 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 128 | Puerto Rico | 15,316 | 2024 | down 20.5% | flat |
| 129 | Qatar | 14,931 | 2024 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Gambia | 13,495 | 2025 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Croatia | 13,441 | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 132 | Somalia | 12,870 | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Eritrea | 12,025 | 2022 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 134 | Mongolia | 11,972 | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 135 | Jamaica | 11,768 | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 136 | Gabon | 10,935 | 2019 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 137 | Lesotho | 10,388 | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 138 | Latvia | 9,966 | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 139 | Central African Republic | 9,756 | 2016 | up 93.4% | rising |
| 140 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,722 | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 141 | Bahrain | 9,404 | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Albania | 9,336 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 143 | Lithuania | 8,888 | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 144 | Eswatini | 8,880 | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 145 | Slovenia | 8,663 | 2016 | up 41.1% | flat |
| 146 | Estonia | 8,627 | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 147 | North Macedonia | 7,723 | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7,693 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 149 | Armenia | 7,540 | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 150 | Moldova | 7,408 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 151 | East Timor | 7,144 | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 152 | Guyana | 6,330 | 2024 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 153 | Fiji | 6,295 | 2024 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 154 | Mauritius | 6,144 | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 155 | Luxembourg | 5,878 | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 156 | Cyprus | 5,389 | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | 5,371 | 2010 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 158 | Solomon Islands | 5,327 | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Suriname | 5,068 | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 160 | Maldives | 4,691 | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 161 | Equatorial Guinea | 4,021 | 2015 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Comoros | 3,952 | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Brunei | 3,846 | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 164 | Iceland | 3,568 | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 165 | Bhutan | 3,372 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 166 | Cape Verde | 3,031 | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 167 | Macao | 2,896 | 2024 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 168 | Djibouti | 2,739 | 2023 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Belize | 2,497 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 170 | French Polynesia | 2,052 | 1996 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 171 | Malta | 1,941 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 1,892 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 173 | Barbados | 1,592 | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 174 | Samoa | 1,558 | 2023 | up 52.6% | flat |
| 175 | Bahamas | 1,497 | 2024 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 176 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,193 | 2017 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 177 | New Caledonia | 1,096 | 1991 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 178 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,087 | 2023 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 179 | Saint Lucia | 1,067 | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 180 | United States Virgin Islands | 1,025 | 1993 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 181 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,018 | 2024 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 182 | Tonga | 818 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 183 | Guam | 775 | 1989 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 184 | Micronesia (country) | 774 | 2023 | up 2,318.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Kiribati | 734 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 186 | Seychelles | 671 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 187 | Aruba | 628 | 2016 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 188 | Grenada | 620 | 2024 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 189 | Dominica | 552 | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 190 | American Samoa | 524 | 1992 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 191 | Marshall Islands | 439 | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 192 | Bermuda | 420 | 2016 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 193 | Andorra | 413 | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 194 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 408 | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 195 | Cayman Islands | 323 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 196 | Liechtenstein | 283 | 2021 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 197 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 272 | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 198 | British Virgin Islands | 247 | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 199 | San Marino | 245 | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 200 | Palau | 205 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 201 | Gibraltar | 197 | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 202 | Monaco | 195 | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 203 | Tuvalu | 107 | 2025 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 204 | Nauru | 66 | 2025 | up 55.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 34.10 million
- European Union 1.89 million
- IDA & IBRD total 28.51 million
- Euro area 1.51 million
- Low & middle income 27.98 million
- Middle income 25.11 million
- IBRD only 21.35 million
- Early-demographic dividend 13.97 million
- Upper middle income 13.41 million
- Lower middle income 11.30 million
- East Asia & Pacific 10.94 million
- Late-demographic dividend 10.38 million
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 10.13 million
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 10.06 million
- IDA total 7.15 million
- OECD members 6.28 million
- High income 6.16 million
- South Asia 5.84 million
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 5.84 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 5.14 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 5.14 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 5.14 million
- Post-demographic dividend 5.08 million
- IDA only 5.00 million
- Pre-demographic dividend 4.66 million
- Least developed countries 4.43 million
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 3.67 million
- Europe & Central Asia 3.52 million
- Latin America & Caribbean 3.34 million
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 3.29 million
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 3.22 million
- Africa Eastern and Southern 3.06 million
- Low income 2.88 million
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 2.79 million
- Arab World 2.58 million
- IDA blend 2.26 million
- Africa Western and Central 2.08 million
- North America 2.04 million
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.45 million
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 906,553
How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 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.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 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.