Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 9.68 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.68 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
29th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.76 million
in 2021
All-time low
4.75 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 9.68 million for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 9.76 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.75 million, in 1970.

That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 4.75 million
1971 4.90 million +3.1%
1972 5.40 million +10.3%
1973 5.73 million +6.1%
1974 6.03 million +5.2%
1975 6.32 million +4.8%
1976 6.62 million +4.7%
1977 6.63 million +0.2%
1978 6.63 million +0.0%
1979 6.71 million +1.2%
1980 7.02 million +4.7%
1981 7.21 million +2.7%
1982 7.41 million +2.7%
1983 7.48 million +1.0%
1984 7.50 million +0.3%
1985 7.54 million +0.5%
1986 7.60 million +0.7%
1987 7.71 million +1.5%
1988 7.79 million +1.0%
1989 7.89 million +1.3%
1990 7.98 million +1.1%
1991 8.01 million +0.5%
1992 8.01 million -0.0%
1993 8.05 million +0.5%
1994 8.10 million +0.6%
1995 8.18 million +1.0%
1996 8.26 million +0.9%
1997 8.31 million +0.7%
1998 8.37 million +0.7%
1999 8.37 million -0.1%
2000 8.33 million -0.5%
2001 8.38 million +0.6%
2002 8.22 million -1.9%
2003 8.46 million +2.9%
2004 8.87 million +4.9%
2005 8.75 million -1.3%
2006 8.77 million +0.2%
2007 8.95 million +2.0%
2008 8.79 million -1.8%
2009 8.86 million +0.8%
2010 8.92 million +0.7%
2011 8.90 million -0.2%
2012 8.91 million +0.1%
2013 9.06 million +1.7%
2014 9.03 million -0.3%
2015 9.18 million +1.7%
2016 9.39 million +2.3%
2017 9.21 million -1.9%
2018 9.33 million +1.2%
2019 9.59 million +2.8%
2020 9.67 million +0.8%
2021 9.76 million +0.9%
2022 9.70 million -0.6%
2023 9.63 million -0.7%
2024 9.68 million +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.97 million 4.75 million 6.71 million 10
1980s 7.52 million 7.02 million 7.89 million 10
1990s 8.16 million 7.98 million 8.37 million 10
2000s 8.64 million 8.22 million 8.95 million 10
2010s 9.15 million 8.90 million 9.59 million 10
2020s 9.69 million 9.63 million 9.76 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

  1. 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 281,128 compare
  2. 27 Malaysia 273,792 compare
  3. 28 Italy 250,961 compare
  4. 29 Spain 248,253 compare
  5. 30 Algeria 247,748 compare
  6. 31 Saudi Arabia 244,652 compare
  7. 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 229,840 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 Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 9.68 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The highest recorded value was 9.76 million in 2021.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The lowest recorded value was 4.75 million in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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.