Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 2.04 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 1983–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) is 2.04 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 2.05 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.55 million, in 1985.
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 128th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1.58 million | — |
| 1984 | 1.56 million | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.55 million | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.56 million | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.56 million | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.84 million | +17.8% |
| 1989 | 1.81 million | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.61 million | -11.3% |
| 1991 | 1.60 million | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.74 million | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 1.58 million | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 1.59 million | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.62 million | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.65 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.72 million | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 1.71 million | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.76 million | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.81 million | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.82 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.83 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.85 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.88 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.90 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.92 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.93 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.96 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.93 million | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.93 million | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.92 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.90 million | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.88 million | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.89 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.93 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.98 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.00 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.00 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.95 million | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.95 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.02 million | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 2.03 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.05 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.04 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.64 million | 1.55 million | 1.84 million | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.66 million | 1.58 million | 1.76 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.88 million | 1.81 million | 1.96 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 million | 1.88 million | 2.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 million | 1.95 million | 2.05 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
More education data for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 2.04 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 million in 1985.
- How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 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.