Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 11.74 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11.74 million
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
16th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.74 million
in 2024
All-time low
3.16 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) recorded 11.74 million for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 11.74 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.16 million, in 1971.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 16th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 4.45 million
1971 3.16 million -29.1%
1972 3.26 million +3.3%
1973 3.36 million +3.1%
1974 3.46 million +2.9%
1975 3.60 million +3.9%
1976 3.69 million +2.6%
1977 3.87 million +4.8%
1978 3.97 million +2.7%
1979 4.08 million +2.7%
1980 4.21 million +3.2%
1981 4.30 million +2.3%
1982 4.58 million +6.4%
1983 4.85 million +6.0%
1984 5.04 million +3.8%
1985 5.14 million +2.0%
1986 5.21 million +1.3%
1987 5.23 million +0.3%
1988 5.45 million +4.3%
1989 5.72 million +5.0%
1990 5.73 million +0.2%
1991 5.92 million +3.3%
1992 6.11 million +3.3%
1993 6.36 million +4.0%
1994 6.52 million +2.5%
1995 6.57 million +0.8%
1996 6.69 million +1.9%
1997 6.89 million +2.9%
1998 6.98 million +1.3%
1999 7.13 million +2.1%
2000 7.27 million +2.0%
2001 7.34 million +1.0%
2002 7.38 million +0.6%
2003 7.76 million +5.2%
2004 7.93 million +2.1%
2005 8.10 million +2.1%
2006 8.18 million +1.0%
2007 8.30 million +1.5%
2008 8.51 million +2.5%
2009 8.74 million +2.7%
2010 9.00 million +3.1%
2011 9.46 million +5.1%
2012 9.58 million +1.2%
2013 10.40 million +8.6%
2014 10.52 million +1.2%
2015 10.62 million +0.9%
2016 10.90 million +2.6%
2017 10.85 million -0.5%
2018 10.66 million -1.8%
2019 10.92 million +2.5%
2020 11.11 million +1.7%
2021 11.24 million +1.2%
2022 11.22 million -0.2%
2023 11.50 million +2.5%
2024 11.74 million +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.69 million 3.16 million 4.45 million 10
1980s 4.97 million 4.21 million 5.72 million 10
1990s 6.49 million 5.73 million 7.13 million 10
2000s 7.95 million 7.27 million 8.74 million 10
2010s 10.29 million 9.00 million 10.92 million 10
2020s 11.36 million 11.11 million 11.74 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 13 Bangladesh 383,624 compare
  2. 14 Viet Nam 380,535 compare
  3. 15 Iran, Islamic Republic of 372,396 compare
  4. 16 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 352,723 compare
  5. 17 Ethiopia 338,716 compare
  6. 18 Russian Federation 327,102 compare
  7. 19 Thailand 305,368 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 11.74 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 11.74 million in 2024.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.16 million in 1971.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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
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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.