Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Upper middle income

Upper middle income: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 13.41 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13.41 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
7th
of 43 groups
All-time high
13.41 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.38 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Upper middle income, 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Upper middle income is 13.41 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Upper middle income peaked at 13.41 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.38 million, in 1970.

Upper middle income ranks 7th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Upper middle income, year by year

Annual values for Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Upper middle income, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 6.38 million —
1971 6.40 million +0.3%
1972 6.96 million +8.8%
1973 7.35 million +5.5%
1974 7.74 million +5.3%
1975 8.08 million +4.4%
1976 8.43 million +4.4%
1977 8.52 million +1.1%
1978 8.57 million +0.6%
1979 8.75 million +2.1%
1980 9.14 million +4.4%
1981 9.38 million +2.6%
1982 9.67 million +3.1%
1983 9.87 million +2.1%
1984 10.00 million +1.3%
1985 10.08 million +0.8%
1986 10.14 million +0.5%
1987 10.29 million +1.5%
1988 10.46 million +1.6%
1989 10.63 million +1.6%
1990 10.83 million +1.9%
1991 10.83 million +0.1%
1992 10.85 million +0.2%
1993 10.93 million +0.7%
1994 11.02 million +0.9%
1995 10.96 million -0.5%
1996 11.05 million +0.9%
1997 11.32 million +2.4%
1998 11.21 million -1.0%
1999 11.43 million +2.0%
2000 11.45 million +0.1%
2001 11.58 million +1.2%
2002 11.50 million -0.7%
2003 11.75 million +2.2%
2004 12.07 million +2.8%
2005 12.07 million -0.0%
2006 11.96 million -0.8%
2007 12.22 million +2.1%
2008 12.09 million -1.1%
2009 12.15 million +0.5%
2010 12.24 million +0.7%
2011 12.20 million -0.3%
2012 12.22 million +0.2%
2013 12.50 million +2.3%
2014 12.48 million -0.2%
2015 12.68 million +1.5%
2016 12.91 million +1.8%
2017 12.74 million -1.3%
2018 12.88 million +1.0%
2019 13.17 million +2.3%
2020 13.20 million +0.2%
2021 13.30 million +0.8%
2022 13.33 million +0.2%
2023 13.28 million -0.3%
2024 13.41 million +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.72 million 6.38 million 8.75 million 10
1980s 9.97 million 9.14 million 10.63 million 10
1990s 11.04 million 10.83 million 11.43 million 10
2000s 11.88 million 11.45 million 12.22 million 10
2010s 12.60 million 12.20 million 13.17 million 10
2020s 13.31 million 13.20 million 13.41 million 5

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 4 Indonesia 1.51 million compare
  2. 5 Nigeria 913,305 compare
  3. 6 Brazil 696,748 compare
  4. 7 Mexico 571,832 compare
  5. 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 561,172 compare
  6. 9 Philippines 527,504 compare
  7. 10 Egypt 483,053 compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Upper middle income?
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Upper middle income was 13.41 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 13.41 million in 2024.
What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 6.38 million in 1970.
How does Upper middle income rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
Upper middle income ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Upper middle income 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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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.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 10,197 data points, 1970–2025
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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.