Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 1.41 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 1.41 million for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 1.52 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 295,231, in 1970.
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 152nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 295,231 | — |
| 1971 | 309,373 | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 331,104 | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 353,030 | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 351,707 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 375,120 | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 393,742 | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 404,916 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 430,521 | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 440,854 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 417,427 | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 427,736 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 429,918 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 469,166 | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 499,433 | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 509,129 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 517,114 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 522,277 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 534,936 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 545,134 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 559,841 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 591,563 | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 622,555 | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 655,446 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 691,547 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 729,968 | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 767,416 | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 805,696 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 843,841 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 873,168 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 905,872 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 895,405 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 940,631 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.01 million | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 1.04 million | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.07 million | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.07 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.11 million | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.12 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.16 million | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.21 million | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.28 million | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 1.30 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.31 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.34 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.37 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.41 million | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.47 million | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.52 million | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.50 million | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.50 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.47 million | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.45 million | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.43 million | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.41 million | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 368,560 | 295,231 | 440,854 | 10 |
| 1980s | 487,227 | 417,427 | 545,134 | 10 |
| 1990s | 714,104 | 559,841 | 873,168 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 million | 895,405 | 1.16 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 million | 1.21 million | 1.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 million | 1.41 million | 1.50 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 149 Armenia 7,540 compare
- 150 Republic of Moldova 7,408 compare
- 151 Timor-Leste 7,144 compare
- 152 Guyana 6,330 compare
- 153 Fiji 6,295 compare
- 154 Mauritius 6,144 compare
- 155 Luxembourg 5,878 compare
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 1.41 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 295,231 in 1970.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 152nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.