Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 1.70 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.70 million
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
141st
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.31 million
in 2016
All-time low
591,107
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019972024

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 1.70 million for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 2.31 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 591,107, in 1970.

That places GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 141st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 591,107
1971 613,087 +3.7%
1972 627,748 +2.4%
1973 636,981 +1.5%
1974 654,076 +2.7%
1975 685,053 +4.7%
1976 702,937 +2.6%
1977 633,038 -9.9%
1978 678,208 +7.1%
1979 739,140 +9.0%
1980 803,716 +8.7%
1981 871,984 +8.5%
1982 944,100 +8.3%
1983 1.06 million +12.6%
1984 1.15 million +8.2%
1985 1.23 million +6.7%
1986 1.28 million +4.4%
1987 1.33 million +3.6%
1988 1.36 million +2.4%
1989 1.39 million +2.1%
1990 1.40 million +0.7%
1991 1.39 million -0.1%
1992 1.38 million -1.3%
1993 1.40 million +1.5%
1994 1.42 million +1.9%
1995 1.43 million +0.6%
1996 1.44 million +0.6%
1997 1.45 million +0.7%
1998 1.47 million +1.1%
1999 1.46 million -0.4%
2000 1.42 million -2.4%
2001 1.43 million +0.6%
2002 1.53 million +6.9%
2003 1.58 million +3.1%
2004 1.61 million +1.8%
2005 1.59 million -1.0%
2006 1.69 million +6.5%
2007 1.76 million +3.8%
2008 1.61 million -8.4%
2009 1.71 million +5.9%
2010 1.79 million +5.0%
2011 1.81 million +1.1%
2012 1.85 million +2.1%
2013 2.07 million +11.8%
2014 2.00 million -3.4%
2015 2.14 million +7.2%
2016 2.31 million +7.7%
2017 2.04 million -11.8%
2018 1.94 million -4.8%
2019 1.98 million +2.3%
2020 1.84 million -7.3%
2021 1.78 million -3.0%
2022 1.73 million -3.0%
2023 1.66 million -4.1%
2024 1.70 million +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 656,138 591,107 739,140 10
1980s 1.14 million 803,716 1.39 million 10
1990s 1.42 million 1.38 million 1.47 million 10
2000s 1.59 million 1.42 million 1.76 million 10
2010s 1.99 million 1.79 million 2.31 million 10
2020s 1.74 million 1.66 million 1.84 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 138 Latvia 9,966 compare
  2. 139 Central African Republic 9,756 compare
  3. 140 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9,722 compare
  4. 141 Bahrain 9,404 compare
  5. 142 Albania 9,336 compare
  6. 143 Lithuania 8,888 compare
  7. 144 Eswatini 8,880 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 1.70 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 2.31 million in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 591,107 in 1970.
How does GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 141st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Upper Middle Income 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.

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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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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.