Primary education, teachers in Euro area
Euro area: Primary education, teachers was 1.51 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Euro area, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Euro area stood at 1.51 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Euro area peaked at 1.51 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 846,480, in 1970.
Euro area ranks 38th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 846,480 | — |
| 1971 | 1.07 million | +25.8% |
| 1972 | 1.10 million | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.09 million | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.11 million | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.12 million | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.13 million | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.15 million | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 1.16 million | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.17 million | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.18 million | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.18 million | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.18 million | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.17 million | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.16 million | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.17 million | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.18 million | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.18 million | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.18 million | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.15 million | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.17 million | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.18 million | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.18 million | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.20 million | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.24 million | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.21 million | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.24 million | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 1.25 million | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.24 million | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.25 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.28 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.29 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.30 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.30 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.30 million | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.33 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.34 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.37 million | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.38 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.39 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.41 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.43 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.41 million | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.39 million | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.37 million | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.39 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.42 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.43 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.44 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.46 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.47 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.49 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.50 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.51 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.51 million | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers in Euro area changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +25.8% | 846,480 | 1.07 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.09 million | 846,480 | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 million | 1.15 million | 1.18 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 million | 1.17 million | 1.25 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 million | 1.28 million | 1.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 million | 1.37 million | 1.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 million | 1.47 million | 1.51 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.96 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 18.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Euro area?
- Primary education, teachers in Euro area was 1.51 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 846,480 in 1970.
- How does Euro area rank for primary education, teachers?
- Euro area ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.