Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled by country
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 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.
Countries reporting
216
Highest
6.74 million
China
Lowest
12
Niue
Median
28,996
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
19,704
What the numbers show
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled is currently reported for 216 countries. The highest value is 6.74 million in China; the lowest is 12 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 28,996, and the mean is 153,709.
Over the past decade 145 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in Micronesia, Federated States of (up 2,318.8%), and the largest decrease in Falkland Islands (down 53.1%).
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 6.74 million | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 2 | India | 5.19 million | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 3 | United States of America | 1.78 million | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 1.51 million | 2025 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 5 | Nigeria | 913,305 | 2021 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 696,748 | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 571,832 | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 8 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 561,172 | 2023 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Philippines | 527,504 | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 483,053 | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 11 | Pakistan | 445,877 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 12 | Japan | 440,864 | 2023 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 383,624 | 2024 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 380,535 | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 15 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 372,396 | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 16 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 352,723 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 338,716 | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Russian Federation | 327,102 | 2023 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 19 | Thailand | 305,368 | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 20 | Türkiye | 299,967 | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 288,776 | 2008 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 22 | South Africa | 287,310 | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 23 | Iraq | 286,890 | 2007 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 24 | Germany | 283,851 | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 25 | Kenya | 281,500 | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 281,128 | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 27 | Malaysia | 273,792 | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 28 | Italy | 250,961 | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 29 | Spain | 248,253 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 30 | Algeria | 247,748 | 2025 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 244,652 | 2024 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 32 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 229,840 | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 33 | France | 229,471 | 2013 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 34 | Myanmar | 217,561 | 2018 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 35 | Uganda | 207,238 | 2017 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | 199,824 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 37 | Morocco | 189,855 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 38 | Colombia | 180,781 | 2022 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 39 | Republic of Korea | 173,133 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 163,167 | 2023 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Nepal | 157,456 | 2025 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Yemen | 144,824 | 2016 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 43 | Syria | 144,621 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 44 | Canada | 141,045 | 2000 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 45 | Madagascar | 138,648 | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Poland | 135,357 | 2025 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 47 | Mozambique | 133,644 | 2022 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 130,601 | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 49 | Ghana | 122,558 | 2024 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 50 | Guatemala | 122,362 | 2024 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Cameroon | 121,453 | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Zambia | 116,859 | 2024 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 113,317 | 2025 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 54 | Ukraine | 105,694 | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 55 | Australia | 105,469 | 1999 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 56 | Côte d'Ivoire | 104,418 | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Netherlands | 98,851 | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 58 | Angola | 96,016 | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Chile | 94,708 | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 60 | Israel | 92,770 | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 91,764 | 2024 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Zimbabwe | 90,330 | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 63 | Malawi | 87,834 | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 64 | Tunisia | 84,596 | 2023 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 65 | Cuba | 82,575 | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 66 | Belgium | 80,763 | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 80,321 | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 68 | Ecuador | 77,432 | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 69 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 76,710 | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 73,333 | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 71 | Senegal | 72,089 | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Sweden | 71,551 | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 73 | Greece | 70,680 | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 74 | Niger | 69,636 | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Rwanda | 68,326 | 2024 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Jordan | 64,348 | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Mali | 59,920 | 2023 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Benin | 59,742 | 2022 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Switzerland | 58,349 | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 80 | Chad | 54,801 | 2024 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Portugal | 52,131 | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 82 | Norway | 51,889 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 83 | Honduras | 49,996 | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 84 | Romania | 47,769 | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | 46,575 | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Cambodia | 46,016 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 87 | Haiti | 44,472 | 1998 | up 110.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Guinea | 43,914 | 2020 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Burundi | 43,226 | 2025 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 43,058 | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 91 | Libya | 42,696 | 1983 | up 140.3% | rising |
| 92 | Ireland | 42,162 | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 93 | Denmark | 42,105 | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 94 | Papua New Guinea | 40,888 | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 95 | United Arab Emirates | 39,735 | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 38,731 | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 37,890 | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 98 | Hungary | 37,255 | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 99 | Liberia | 37,210 | 2022 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 100 | Togo | 36,787 | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Lebanon | 36,699 | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 102 | Austria | 35,752 | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 103 | Oman | 34,743 | 2024 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Paraguay | 34,694 | 2012 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 105 | Kuwait | 32,782 | 2021 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Georgia | 32,424 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 107 | Finland | 30,824 | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 29,707 | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 109 | Hong Kong | 28,284 | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 26,847 | 2025 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 111 | New Zealand | 26,597 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 112 | Czechia | 25,979 | 2013 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 113 | Palestine, State of | 25,038 | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 114 | Turkmenistan | 24,978 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 115 | Mauritania | 24,560 | 2024 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Congo | 23,019 | 2023 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Bulgaria | 22,710 | 2024 | up 55.6% | falling |
| 118 | Belarus | 22,228 | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 119 | El Salvador | 22,132 | 2024 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 120 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 21,845 | 2025 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 121 | Namibia | 21,240 | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 122 | Panama | 19,072 | 2017 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 123 | Uruguay | 18,882 | 2023 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 124 | Slovakia | 18,530 | 2024 | up 32.1% | flat |
| 125 | Singapore | 16,639 | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 126 | Botswana | 16,622 | 2022 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 127 | Serbia | 16,557 | 2024 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 128 | Puerto Rico | 15,316 | 2024 | down 20.5% | flat |
| 129 | Qatar | 14,931 | 2024 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Gambia | 13,495 | 2025 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Croatia | 13,441 | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 132 | Somalia | 12,870 | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Eritrea | 12,025 | 2022 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 134 | Mongolia | 11,972 | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 135 | Jamaica | 11,768 | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 136 | Gabon | 10,935 | 2019 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 137 | Lesotho | 10,388 | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 138 | Latvia | 9,966 | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 139 | Central African Republic | 9,756 | 2016 | up 93.4% | rising |
| 140 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,722 | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 141 | Bahrain | 9,404 | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Albania | 9,336 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 143 | Lithuania | 8,888 | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 144 | Eswatini | 8,880 | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 145 | Slovenia | 8,663 | 2016 | up 41.1% | flat |
| 146 | Estonia | 8,627 | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 147 | North Macedonia | 7,723 | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7,693 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 149 | Armenia | 7,540 | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 150 | Republic of Moldova | 7,408 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 151 | Timor-Leste | 7,144 | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 152 | Guyana | 6,330 | 2024 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 153 | Fiji | 6,295 | 2024 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 154 | Mauritius | 6,144 | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 155 | Luxembourg | 5,878 | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 156 | Cyprus | 5,389 | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 157 | Guinea-Bissau | 5,371 | 2010 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 158 | Solomon Islands | 5,327 | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Suriname | 5,068 | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 160 | Maldives | 4,691 | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 161 | Equatorial Guinea | 4,021 | 2015 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Comoros | 3,952 | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Reunion | 3,917 | 1987 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 164 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,846 | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 165 | Iceland | 3,568 | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 166 | Bhutan | 3,372 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 167 | Cape Verde | 3,031 | 2022 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 168 | Macao | 2,896 | 2024 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 169 | Djibouti | 2,739 | 2023 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Martinique | 2,603 | 1996 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 171 | Belize | 2,497 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 172 | French Polynesia | 2,052 | 1996 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 173 | Malta | 1,941 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 174 | Guadeloupe | 1,920 | 1993 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 175 | Vanuatu | 1,892 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 176 | Barbados | 1,592 | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 177 | Samoa | 1,558 | 2023 | up 52.6% | flat |
| 178 | Bahamas | 1,497 | 2024 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 179 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,193 | 2017 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 180 | New Caledonia | 1,096 | 1991 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 181 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,087 | 2023 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 1,067 | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 183 | United States Virgin Islands | 1,025 | 1993 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 184 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,018 | 2024 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 185 | Tonga | 818 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 186 | French Guiana | 802 | 1996 | up 89.6% | rising |
| 187 | Guam | 775 | 1989 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 188 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 774 | 2023 | up 2,318.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Kiribati | 734 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 190 | Seychelles | 671 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 191 | Aruba | 628 | 2016 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 192 | Grenada | 620 | 2024 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 193 | Dominica | 552 | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 194 | American Samoa | 524 | 1992 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 195 | Marshall Islands | 439 | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 196 | Bermuda | 420 | 2016 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 197 | Andorra | 413 | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 198 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 408 | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 199 | Cayman Islands | 323 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 200 | Liechtenstein | 283 | 2021 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 201 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 272 | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 202 | British Virgin Islands | 247 | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 203 | San Marino | 245 | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 204 | Palau | 205 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 205 | Gibraltar | 197 | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 206 | Monaco | 195 | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 207 | Tuvalu | 107 | 2025 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 208 | Cook Islands | 96 | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 209 | Anguilla | 70 | 2022 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 210 | Naoero | 66 | 2025 | up 55.3% | falling |
| 211 | Saint Helena | 57 | 1998 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 212 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 37 | 1987 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 213 | Montserrat | 29 | 2020 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 214 | Tokelau | 22 | 2025 | up 46.7% | falling |
| 215 | Falkland Islands | 15 | 1980 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 216 | Niue | 12 | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 34.10 million
- UIS: World 34.10 million
- MDG: World 34.10 million
- WB: World 34.10 million
- UNICEF: World 34.04 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 29.12 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 28.60 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 28.51 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 27.98 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 25.11 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 21.35 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 18.70 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 17.98 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 13.97 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 13.41 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 11.74 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 11.30 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 10.94 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 10.93 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 10.93 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 10.91 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 10.74 million
- AIMS: East Asia 10.72 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 10.46 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 10.38 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 10.14 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 10.13 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 10.06 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 9.68 million
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 7.46 million
- SDG: Eastern Asia 7.46 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 7.32 million
- WB: Ida Total 7.15 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 7.04 million
- MDG: Eastern Asia 7.03 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 7.01 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 6.70 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 6.70 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 6.70 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 6.70 million
How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 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
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 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.