Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)

ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 199,452 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
199,452
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
206th
of 221 groups
All-time high
199,452
in 2017
All-time low
103,181
in 1971
Years of data
48
1970–2017

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), 1970–2017

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019932017

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) recorded 199,452 for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2017. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) peaked at 199,452 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 103,181, in 1971.

That places ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), 1970 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1970 111,580
1971 103,181 -7.5%
1972 107,040 +3.7%
1973 108,694 +1.5%
1974 112,016 +3.1%
1975 117,499 +4.9%
1976 122,082 +3.9%
1977 126,687 +3.8%
1978 128,878 +1.7%
1979 131,187 +1.8%
1980 133,764 +2.0%
1981 134,701 +0.7%
1982 134,438 -0.2%
1983 138,414 +3.0%
1984 142,663 +3.1%
1985 135,365 -5.1%
1986 131,584 -2.8%
1987 132,358 +0.6%
1988 133,424 +0.8%
1989 135,243 +1.4%
1990 138,984 +2.8%
1991 142,311 +2.4%
1992 144,906 +1.8%
1993 145,662 +0.5%
1994 142,738 -2.0%
1995 149,516 +4.7%
1996 149,735 +0.1%
1997 153,118 +2.3%
1998 154,039 +0.6%
1999 155,111 +0.7%
2000 155,027 -0.1%
2001 155,401 +0.2%
2002 156,479 +0.7%
2003 155,698 -0.5%
2004 157,988 +1.5%
2005 158,768 +0.5%
2006 159,349 +0.4%
2007 162,216 +1.8%
2008 164,208 +1.2%
2009 169,462 +3.2%
2010 174,932 +3.2%
2011 180,201 +3.0%
2012 186,990 +3.8%
2013 191,016 +2.2%
2014 195,484 +2.3%
2015 194,543 -0.5%
2016 198,652 +2.1%
2017 199,452 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 116,884 103,181 131,187 10
1980s 135,195 131,584 142,663 10
1990s 147,612 138,984 155,111 10
2000s 159,460 155,027 169,462 10
2010s 190,159 174,932 199,452 8

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)

  1. 203 San Marino 245 compare
  2. 204 Palau 205 compare
  3. 205 Gibraltar 197 compare
  4. 206 Monaco 195 compare
  5. 207 Tuvalu 107 compare
  6. 208 Cook Islands 96 compare
  7. 209 Anguilla 70 compare

See the full ranking of 437 places →

More education data for ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) was 199,452 in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
The highest recorded value was 199,452 in 2017.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
The lowest recorded value was 103,181 in 1971.
How does ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2017.
Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 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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Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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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.