Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in OECD members
OECD members: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 6.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in OECD members, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
OECD members recorded 6.28 million for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in OECD members peaked at 6.29 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.63 million, in 1970.
That places OECD members 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.77 million | 4.63 million | 4.86 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.16 million | 5.07 million | 5.40 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.40 million | 5.20 million | 5.57 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.77 million | 5.64 million | 5.92 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.07 million | 5.92 million | 6.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.24 million | 6.14 million | 6.29 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 11 Pakistan 445,877 compare
- 12 Japan 440,864 compare
- 13 Bangladesh 383,624 compare
- 14 Vietnam 380,535 compare
- 15 Iran, Islamic Republic of 372,396 compare
- 16 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 352,723 compare
- 17 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 338,716 compare
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 44.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in OECD members?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in OECD members was 6.28 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 6.29 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.63 million in 1970.
- How does OECD members rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- OECD members ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.