Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 1.65 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 1.65 million for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 1.65 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 491,776, in 1970.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 144th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 491,776 | — |
| 1971 | 505,281 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 530,748 | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 545,738 | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 541,348 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 558,326 | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 574,902 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 585,562 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 611,419 | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 624,357 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 601,039 | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 538,937 | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 595,889 | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 628,458 | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 669,432 | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 677,686 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 635,786 | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 694,311 | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 713,030 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 666,191 | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 696,823 | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 733,973 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 763,938 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 791,304 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 819,481 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 845,673 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 895,082 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 920,455 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 952,970 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 974,994 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 969,320 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 975,847 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.02 million | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.06 million | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.10 million | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.11 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.15 million | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.18 million | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.19 million | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.22 million | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.27 million | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.37 million | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 1.42 million | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.44 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.47 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.53 million | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.58 million | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.60 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.61 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.63 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.65 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 556,946 | 491,776 | 624,357 | 10 |
| 1980s | 642,076 | 538,937 | 713,030 | 10 |
| 1990s | 839,469 | 696,823 | 974,994 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.10 million | 969,320 | 1.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 million | 1.27 million | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 million | 1.65 million | 1.65 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 566,569 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 9.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.85 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 1.65 million in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 491,776 in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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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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.