Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate by country

The year-on-year percentage change in Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Countries reporting
213
Highest
26.73 % change on previous year
Slovenia
Lowest
-33.33 % change on previous year
Niue
Median
0.7853 % change on previous year
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
17,757

What the numbers show

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate is currently reported for 213 countries. The highest value is 26.73 % change on previous year in Slovenia; the lowest is -33.33 % change on previous year in Niue.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.7853 % change on previous year, and the mean is 1.03 % change on previous year.

Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 114 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 11,158.2%), and the largest decrease in Togo (down 8,264.4%).

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Slovenia 26.73 % change on previous year 2016 up 11,068.4% volatile
2 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 24.45 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
3 Liberia 18.33 % change on previous year 2022 down 71.6% volatile
4 Guatemala 18.32 % change on previous year 2024 up 4,599.3% volatile
5 Guyana 17.88 % change on previous year 2024 up 970.5% volatile
6 Gabon 17.42 % change on previous year 2003 up 250.6% volatile
7 Botswana 16.13 % change on previous year 2022 up 282.8% volatile
8 Oman 15.27 % change on previous year 2024 up 163.6% volatile
9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.75 % change on previous year 2021 up 285.9% volatile
10 Libya 13.75 % change on previous year 1981 down 20.1% volatile
11 South Africa 13.45 % change on previous year 2015 up 19.5% volatile
12 Equatorial Guinea 13.05 % change on previous year 2012 up 85.4% volatile
13 Austria 11.79 % change on previous year 2024 up 11,158.2% volatile
14 Nigeria 10.89 % change on previous year 2021 up 162.3% volatile
15 Tanzania, United Republic of 10.86 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,300.0% volatile
16 American Samoa 10.32 % change on previous year 1992 up 174.6% volatile
17 Tokelau 10 % change on previous year 2025 volatile
18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 9.9 % change on previous year 2023 up 258.1% volatile
19 Mauritania 9.78 % change on previous year 2024 up 37.4% volatile
20 Burkina Faso 9.59 % change on previous year 2024 up 7.1% volatile
21 Tuvalu 9.18 % change on previous year 2025 up 126.9% volatile
22 Mauritius 8.94 % change on previous year 2024 up 321.0% volatile
23 Namibia 8.77 % change on previous year 2024 up 90.8% volatile
24 Naoero 8.2 % change on previous year 2025 up 194.3% volatile
25 Maldives 8.05 % change on previous year 2019 up 1,159.2% volatile
26 Haiti 8.05 % change on previous year 1998 up 189.0% volatile
27 Malaysia 7.51 % change on previous year 2024 up 396.6% volatile
28 Luxembourg 7.27 % change on previous year 2024 up 3,833.9% volatile
29 Congo 7.05 % change on previous year 2012 down 35.6% volatile
30 Samoa 6.79 % change on previous year 2023 down 25.3% volatile
31 Somalia 6.78 % change on previous year 1980 down 56.2% volatile
32 Chad 6.73 % change on previous year 2024 down 59.2% volatile
33 Qatar 6.67 % change on previous year 2024 up 457.6% volatile
34 Djibouti 6.62 % change on previous year 2023 up 288.7% volatile
35 United Arab Emirates 6.27 % change on previous year 2024 up 4,045.2% volatile
36 Monaco 5.98 % change on previous year 2024 up 203.0% volatile
37 Zambia 5.61 % change on previous year 2017 down 22.9% volatile
38 Bermuda 5.53 % change on previous year 2016 up 889.1% volatile
39 Sao Tome and Principe 5.39 % change on previous year 2017 down 17.9% volatile
40 Poland 5.17 % change on previous year 2025 up 26.7% volatile
41 Bhutan 5.08 % change on previous year 2024 down 89.3% volatile
42 Morocco 5.06 % change on previous year 2024 up 245.6% volatile
43 Algeria 5.03 % change on previous year 2025 up 200.3% volatile
44 Zimbabwe 4.98 % change on previous year 2024 up 271.5% volatile
45 Bahrain 4.92 % change on previous year 2024 down 14.3% volatile
46 Guinea 4.84 % change on previous year 2016 down 6.9% volatile
47 Antigua and Barbuda 4.8 % change on previous year 2019 up 61.9% volatile
48 Colombia 4.35 % change on previous year 2022 down 28.0% volatile
49 French Polynesia 3.95 % change on previous year 1996 up 21.8% volatile
50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.95 % change on previous year 2023 up 451.5% volatile
51 Anguilla 3.9 % change on previous year 2015 up 164.9% volatile
52 Central African Republic 3.67 % change on previous year 2012 volatile
53 Lesotho 3.66 % change on previous year 2024 up 364.2% volatile
54 Uzbekistan 3.57 % change on previous year 2025 up 5,043.8% volatile
55 Palestine, State of 3.56 % change on previous year 2023 down 28.7% volatile
56 Tunisia 3.42 % change on previous year 2023 up 7,306.7% volatile
57 French Guiana 3.42 % change on previous year 1984 down 72.5% volatile
58 India 3.38 % change on previous year 2025 up 2,637.4% volatile
59 Germany 3.29 % change on previous year 2024 up 148.8% volatile
60 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.29 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
61 Czechia 3.25 % change on previous year 2013 up 206.9% volatile
62 Ireland 3.17 % change on previous year 2023 up 279.4% volatile
63 Israel 3.08 % change on previous year 2024 up 98.0% volatile
64 Malawi 2.79 % change on previous year 2024 up 7.6% volatile
65 Reunion 2.78 % change on previous year 1987 up 93.0% volatile
66 Switzerland 2.72 % change on previous year 2024 down 20.4% falling
67 Mozambique 2.71 % change on previous year 2020 down 70.1% volatile
68 Latvia 2.65 % change on previous year 2024 up 131.2% volatile
69 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.52 % change on previous year 2024 up 165.9% volatile
70 Madagascar 2.5 % change on previous year 2024 down 99.2% volatile
71 Cambodia 2.47 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,917.1% volatile
72 Sri Lanka 2.32 % change on previous year 2023 down 38.2% volatile
73 Eswatini 2.29 % change on previous year 2023 down 29.5% volatile
74 Uganda 2.28 % change on previous year 2017 up 75.5% volatile
75 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.26 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
76 Macao 2.12 % change on previous year 2024 down 27.0% volatile
77 Aruba 2.11 % change on previous year 2016 up 139.7% volatile
78 Eritrea 2.1 % change on previous year 2018 down 61.4% volatile
79 Jordan 2.1 % change on previous year 2024 up 126.3% volatile
80 Benin 2.08 % change on previous year 2022 down 67.6% volatile
81 Martinique 2.08 % change on previous year 1996 down 48.0% volatile
82 Turkmenistan 2.06 % change on previous year 2024 falling
83 Cameroon 2.06 % change on previous year 2024 down 82.5% volatile
84 Niger 2.05 % change on previous year 2024 down 69.7% volatile
85 Spain 2.01 % change on previous year 2024 down 23.0% volatile
86 Dominican Republic 1.96 % change on previous year 2024 down 84.0% volatile
87 Timor-Leste 1.93 % change on previous year 2020 down 51.5% volatile
88 Estonia 1.79 % change on previous year 2024 down 21.5% volatile
89 Cyprus 1.76 % change on previous year 2023 up 87.0% volatile
90 Finland 1.7 % change on previous year 2024 up 2,744.1% volatile
91 Indonesia 1.66 % change on previous year 2025 up 145.0% volatile
92 Belgium 1.55 % change on previous year 2023 down 51.9% volatile
93 Lebanon 1.46 % change on previous year 2024 up 532.1% volatile
94 Liechtenstein 1.43 % change on previous year 2021 up 106.0% volatile
95 Romania 1.36 % change on previous year 2023 down 86.6% volatile
96 Kyrgyzstan 1.33 % change on previous year 2025 up 348.7% volatile
97 Sierra Leone 1.23 % change on previous year 2024 up 173.2% volatile
98 Afghanistan 1.2 % change on previous year 2019 down 19.5% volatile
99 Iceland 1.19 % change on previous year 2023 down 14.0% volatile
100 Rwanda 1.17 % change on previous year 2024 down 54.7% volatile
101 Georgia 1.14 % change on previous year 2024 up 315.4% volatile
102 Croatia 1.07 % change on previous year 2023 up 1,661.0% volatile
103 Lithuania 0.9541 % change on previous year 2024 up 141.0% volatile
104 Mongolia 0.8593 % change on previous year 2024 up 176.4% volatile
105 Saint Lucia 0.8507 % change on previous year 2024 down 94.0% volatile
106 Australia 0.8279 % change on previous year 1999 down 9.5% volatile
107 Republic of Korea 0.7853 % change on previous year 2024 up 660.6% volatile
108 Norway 0.7534 % change on previous year 2024 down 47.4% volatile
109 Burundi 0.7295 % change on previous year 2020 down 90.8% volatile
110 Mexico 0.6872 % change on previous year 2023 down 91.2% volatile
111 North Macedonia 0.6254 % change on previous year 2023 up 310.9% volatile
112 Serbia 0.6216 % change on previous year 2022 up 184.6% volatile
113 Slovakia 0.5972 % change on previous year 2024 up 519.5% volatile
114 Japan 0.5011 % change on previous year 2023 up 17.3% volatile
115 Viet Nam 0.3544 % change on previous year 2024 down 75.5% volatile
116 United States of America 0.3162 % change on previous year 2023 down 79.8% volatile
117 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3099 % change on previous year 2024 up 110.7% volatile
118 China 0.2971 % change on previous year 2024 up 354.8% volatile
119 Tonga 0.2451 % change on previous year 2024 down 98.5% volatile
120 Canada 0.231 % change on previous year 2000 down 58.6% volatile
121 Senegal 0.1125 % change on previous year 2024 down 97.5% volatile
122 Italy 0.0909 % change on previous year 2024 up 141.5% volatile
123 New Zealand 0.0527 % change on previous year 2024 down 96.1% volatile
124 Gambia 0.0148 % change on previous year 2025 down 99.7% volatile
125 Panama 0 % change on previous year 2017 down 100.0% volatile
125 Montserrat 0 % change on previous year 2020 down 100.0% volatile
125 Falkland Islands 0 % change on previous year 1980 up 100.0% volatile
125 Saint Helena 0 % change on previous year 1986 down 100.0% volatile
129 Brunei Darussalam -0.0779 % change on previous year 2024 up 97.7% volatile
130 Bangladesh -0.2312 % change on previous year 2024 down 106.0% volatile
131 Kazakhstan -0.3149 % change on previous year 2025 down 102.9% volatile
132 Chile -0.4034 % change on previous year 2024 down 109.0% volatile
133 Sweden -0.43 % change on previous year 2024 down 119.6% volatile
134 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -0.4388 % change on previous year 2023 down 130.0% volatile
135 Russian Federation -0.4522 % change on previous year 2023 down 136.1% volatile
136 Ukraine -0.4915 % change on previous year 2024 down 154.7% volatile
137 Paraguay -0.5148 % change on previous year 2004 down 111.2% volatile
138 Dominica -0.5405 % change on previous year 2023 up 93.4% volatile
139 Hungary -0.6083 % change on previous year 2024 up 89.3% volatile
140 Portugal -0.6574 % change on previous year 2023 up 93.1% volatile
141 Republic of Moldova -0.7901 % change on previous year 2024 up 71.3% volatile
142 San Marino -0.8097 % change on previous year 2024 down 128.2% volatile
143 Belize -0.8734 % change on previous year 2024 down 154.3% volatile
144 Gibraltar -0.8772 % change on previous year 2021 down 116.9% volatile
145 Thailand -0.8893 % change on previous year 2025 up 91.6% volatile
146 Singapore -0.917 % change on previous year 2023 down 110.3% volatile
147 Côte d'Ivoire -1.03 % change on previous year 2024 down 174.8% volatile
148 Kiribati -1.08 % change on previous year 2024 down 607.3% volatile
149 Belarus -1.12 % change on previous year 2024 up 66.2% volatile
150 Andorra -1.2 % change on previous year 2024 up 42.1% volatile
151 Syria -1.2 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
152 Cape Verde -1.27 % change on previous year 2022 down 136.0% volatile
153 Philippines -1.28 % change on previous year 2024 down 162.5% volatile
154 Nicaragua -1.35 % change on previous year 2023 down 136.4% volatile
155 Mali -1.4 % change on previous year 2018 down 121.1% volatile
156 Hong Kong -1.45 % change on previous year 2024 down 167.7% volatile
157 Denmark -1.56 % change on previous year 2024 down 166.3% volatile
158 France -1.63 % change on previous year 2013 down 282.1% volatile
159 Guinea-Bissau -1.79 % change on previous year 1988 down 123.1% volatile
160 Netherlands -1.84 % change on previous year 2024 up 30.3% volatile
161 Costa Rica -1.92 % change on previous year 2024 down 3,527.2% volatile
162 Azerbaijan -1.99 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
163 Nepal -2.05 % change on previous year 2025 down 330.4% volatile
164 Bulgaria -2.08 % change on previous year 2024 down 243.8% volatile
165 Saudi Arabia -2.16 % change on previous year 2022 down 156.8% volatile
166 Barbados -2.21 % change on previous year 2024 up 64.9% volatile
167 Albania -2.59 % change on previous year 2024 down 356.2% volatile
168 Saint Pierre and Miquelon -2.63 % change on previous year 1987 up 86.2% volatile
169 Guadeloupe -2.64 % change on previous year 1993 down 126.0% volatile
170 Ecuador -2.73 % change on previous year 2024 up 39.9% volatile
171 El Salvador -2.94 % change on previous year 2024 down 472.4% volatile
172 Seychelles -3.03 % change on previous year 2024 down 2,105.9% volatile
173 Kenya -3.24 % change on previous year 2023 down 110.9% volatile
174 Uruguay -3.31 % change on previous year 2023 down 226.2% volatile
175 Türkiye -3.39 % change on previous year 2023 up 71.0% volatile
176 Egypt -3.63 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,180.6% volatile
177 Kuwait -3.88 % change on previous year 2021 down 313.8% volatile
178 Armenia -3.97 % change on previous year 2024 up 85.5% volatile
179 Iraq -4.19 % change on previous year 2004 down 144.9% volatile
180 Solomon Islands -4.23 % change on previous year 2024 down 248.3% volatile
181 New Caledonia -4.45 % change on previous year 1991 down 436.9% volatile
182 Suriname -4.47 % change on previous year 2021 down 270.2% volatile
183 Micronesia, Federated States of -4.56 % change on previous year 2023 down 124.3% volatile
184 Argentina -4.59 % change on previous year 2008 up 81.1% volatile
185 Fiji -4.64 % change on previous year 2024 down 140.7% volatile
186 Cuba -4.87 % change on previous year 2024 down 318.2% volatile
187 Cook Islands -4.95 % change on previous year 2024 down 205.0% volatile
188 Togo -5.11 % change on previous year 2024 down 8,264.4% volatile
189 Greece -5.38 % change on previous year 2023 down 49.6% volatile
190 Ethiopia -5.41 % change on previous year 2024 down 108.7% volatile
191 Jamaica -6.22 % change on previous year 2024 down 1.4% volatile
192 Tajikistan -6.37 % change on previous year 2024 down 670.6% volatile
193 Trinidad and Tobago -6.4 % change on previous year 2024 down 169.6% volatile
194 Honduras -6.45 % change on previous year 2022 down 170.5% volatile
195 Puerto Rico -6.76 % change on previous year 2016 down 403.0% volatile
196 Ghana -6.95 % change on previous year 2021 down 375.8% volatile
197 Myanmar -6.95 % change on previous year 2018 down 333.7% volatile
198 Guam -7.19 % change on previous year 1989 down 739.5% volatile
199 Marshall Islands -7.19 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
200 Peru -8.04 % change on previous year 2024 down 933.5% volatile
201 Comoros -8.18 % change on previous year 2022 down 111.7% volatile
202 Malta -8.47 % change on previous year 2024 down 248.6% volatile
203 Lao People's Democratic Republic -8.58 % change on previous year 2025 down 605.7% volatile
204 Papua New Guinea -8.91 % change on previous year 2001 down 474.4% volatile
205 Grenada -9.24 % change on previous year 2022 down 251.2% volatile
206 British Virgin Islands -11.47 % change on previous year 2024 down 557.1% volatile
207 Cayman Islands -12.23 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
208 Pakistan -13.4 % change on previous year 2024 down 542.3% volatile
209 Vanuatu -13.45 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
210 Angola -14.71 % change on previous year 2016 down 156.4% volatile
211 Brazil -15.01 % change on previous year 2024 down 2,278.8% volatile
212 Bahamas -30.21 % change on previous year 2024 down 807.8% volatile
213 Niue -33.33 % change on previous year 2024 down 66.7% volatile

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The year-on-year percentage change in Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
434 places, 17,757 data points, 1971–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.