Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 2.87 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) is 2.87 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 2.95 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 453,539, in 1971.
That places ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 103rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 461,062 | — |
| 1971 | 453,539 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 476,093 | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 502,476 | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 544,026 | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 571,386 | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 588,849 | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 620,379 | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 631,518 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 672,743 | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 712,012 | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 744,347 | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 785,941 | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 842,384 | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 868,828 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 893,618 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 943,102 | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 964,021 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.01 million | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 1.16 million | +15.0% |
| 1990 | 1.04 million | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 1.09 million | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 1.11 million | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.15 million | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.15 million | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.18 million | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.21 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.28 million | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 1.29 million | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.29 million | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.30 million | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.35 million | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.36 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.41 million | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.47 million | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.52 million | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.60 million | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.66 million | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.76 million | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.84 million | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.89 million | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.95 million | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.15 million | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 2.24 million | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.40 million | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 2.48 million | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.57 million | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.68 million | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 2.83 million | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 2.85 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.87 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.95 million | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 2.76 million | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 2.87 million | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 2.87 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 552,207 | 453,539 | 672,743 | 10 |
| 1980s | 891,611 | 712,012 | 1.16 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 million | 1.04 million | 1.29 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 million | 1.30 million | 1.84 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.40 million | 1.89 million | 2.85 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.86 million | 2.76 million | 2.95 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.8121 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.31 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.64 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.9722 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 2.87 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 453,539 in 1971.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 103rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.