Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 1.89 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) recorded 1.89 million for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 1.98 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.36 million, in 1970.
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 134th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.36 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.64 million | +20.9% |
| 1972 | 1.66 million | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.64 million | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 1.65 million | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.65 million | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.64 million | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.66 million | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.67 million | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.69 million | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.70 million | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.72 million | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.72 million | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.73 million | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.74 million | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.75 million | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.79 million | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.78 million | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.78 million | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.75 million | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.77 million | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.78 million | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.78 million | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.82 million | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.85 million | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.80 million | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.84 million | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.85 million | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.84 million | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.83 million | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.86 million | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.85 million | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.83 million | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.80 million | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.79 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.82 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.82 million | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.84 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.86 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.86 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.88 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.87 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.85 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.84 million | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.82 million | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.84 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.89 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.90 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.98 million | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.97 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.86 million | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 1.88 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.88 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.89 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.89 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.63 million | 1.36 million | 1.69 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.75 million | 1.70 million | 1.79 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.82 million | 1.77 million | 1.85 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 million | 1.79 million | 1.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 million | 1.82 million | 1.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 million | 1.86 million | 1.89 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.39 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 233,619 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.93 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 1.89 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 million in 1970.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 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.