Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and in Spain
Spain: Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and was 163,040 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and in Spain, 2013–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Spain recorded 163,040 Persons for teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in Spain peaked at 163,040 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 151,182 Persons, in 2017.
That places Spain 4th out of 23 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and in Spain, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 157,721 Persons | — |
| 2014 | 153,812 Persons | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 152,562 Persons | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 151,551 Persons | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 151,182 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 154,096 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 156,913 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 157,379 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 158,357 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 158,217 Persons | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 160,083 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 163,040 Persons | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 153,977 Persons | 151,182 Persons | 157,721 Persons | 7 |
| 2020s | 159,415 Persons | 157,379 Persons | 163,040 Persons | 5 |
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More education data for Spain
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 248,253 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.94 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in Spain?
- Teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in Spain was 163,040 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 163,040 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 151,182 Persons in 2017.
- How does Spain rank for teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and?
- Spain ranks 4th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and academic staff (ISCED 5-8). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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