Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)

ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 1.49 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.49 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
149th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.49 million
in 2024
All-time low
836,500
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2024, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) stood at 1.49 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) peaked at 1.49 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 836,500, in 1970.

That places ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 149th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 836,500
1971 1.06 million +26.1%
1972 1.09 million +2.9%
1973 1.08 million -0.5%
1974 1.10 million +1.8%
1975 1.11 million +1.0%
1976 1.12 million +0.5%
1977 1.14 million +1.9%
1978 1.15 million +1.2%
1979 1.16 million +1.1%
1980 1.17 million +0.9%
1981 1.17 million -0.0%
1982 1.17 million -0.0%
1983 1.16 million -1.0%
1984 1.15 million -0.8%
1985 1.16 million +0.6%
1986 1.17 million +1.4%
1987 1.17 million -0.5%
1988 1.17 million +0.1%
1989 1.14 million -2.6%
1990 1.16 million +2.2%
1991 1.17 million +0.8%
1992 1.17 million -0.4%
1993 1.19 million +1.5%
1994 1.23 million +3.3%
1995 1.20 million -2.4%
1996 1.23 million +3.1%
1997 1.24 million +0.3%
1998 1.23 million -0.2%
1999 1.24 million +0.6%
2000 1.27 million +2.5%
2001 1.28 million +0.4%
2002 1.29 million +0.9%
2003 1.28 million -0.3%
2004 1.29 million +0.1%
2005 1.31 million +2.2%
2006 1.33 million +1.1%
2007 1.36 million +2.5%
2008 1.37 million +0.8%
2009 1.38 million +0.5%
2010 1.40 million +1.4%
2011 1.41 million +1.2%
2012 1.40 million -1.4%
2013 1.38 million -1.1%
2014 1.36 million -1.3%
2015 1.37 million +0.9%
2016 1.40 million +2.1%
2017 1.41 million +0.8%
2018 1.43 million +1.1%
2019 1.45 million +1.2%
2020 1.46 million +0.8%
2021 1.48 million +1.3%
2022 1.48 million +0.4%
2023 1.49 million +0.5%
2024 1.49 million +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.08 million 836,500 1.16 million 10
1980s 1.16 million 1.14 million 1.17 million 10
1990s 1.21 million 1.16 million 1.24 million 10
2000s 1.32 million 1.27 million 1.38 million 10
2010s 1.40 million 1.36 million 1.45 million 10
2020s 1.48 million 1.46 million 1.49 million 5

Countries ranked near ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)

  1. 146 Estonia 8,627 compare
  2. 147 North Macedonia 7,723 compare
  3. 148 Trinidad and Tobago 7,693 compare
  4. 149 Armenia 7,540 compare
  5. 150 Republic of Moldova 7,408 compare
  6. 151 Timor-Leste 7,144 compare
  7. 152 Guyana 6,330 compare

See the full ranking of 437 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) was 1.49 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
The highest recorded value was 1.49 million in 2024.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
The lowest recorded value was 836,500 in 1970.
How does ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 149th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 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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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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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
437 places, 19,704 data points, 1970–2025
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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.