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

Latest (2020)
1.65 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
144th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.65 million
in 2020
All-time low
491,776
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970–2020

500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1.8M197019952020

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 141 Bahrain 9,404 compare
  2. 142 Albania 9,336 compare
  3. 143 Lithuania 8,888 compare
  4. 144 Eswatini 8,880 compare
  5. 145 Slovenia 8,663 compare
  6. 146 Estonia 8,627 compare
  7. 147 North Macedonia 7,723 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 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), gaps filled
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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.