Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 15,332 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) is 15,332, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 16,466 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6,442, in 1970.
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 220th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,442 | — |
| 1971 | 6,570 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 7,031 | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 7,647 | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 7,908 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 8,421 | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 8,704 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 9,146 | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 9,701 | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 10,149 | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 9,931 | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 10,367 | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 10,526 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 10,602 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 10,486 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 10,873 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 10,776 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 11,144 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 11,162 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 11,148 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 11,508 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 11,379 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 11,430 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 11,236 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 11,099 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 10,758 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 10,849 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 11,335 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 11,635 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 12,058 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 12,318 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 12,860 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 12,611 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 13,255 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 13,465 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 13,477 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 13,764 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 13,864 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 14,174 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 14,305 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 14,417 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 14,713 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 14,512 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 14,557 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 15,016 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 15,125 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 15,980 | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 16,466 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 14,835 | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 15,064 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 15,403 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 15,438 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 15,306 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 15,332 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,172 | 6,442 | 10,149 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,702 | 9,931 | 11,162 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,329 | 10,758 | 12,058 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,409 | 12,318 | 14,305 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,068 | 14,417 | 16,466 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,370 | 15,306 | 15,438 | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64,146 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8699 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 72,041 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1886 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,509 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 15,332 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 16,466 in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,442 in 1970.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 220th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 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.
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- 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.