Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 337,770 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics is 337,770, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 583,770 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 334,296, in 2021.
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 195th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 583,770 | — |
| 1994 | 581,319 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 566,212 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 567,199 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 571,484 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 567,376 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 547,339 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 535,663 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 515,220 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 482,746 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 453,595 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 445,586 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 440,034 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 432,093 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 430,623 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 430,727 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 428,992 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 425,774 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 397,050 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 394,887 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 396,932 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 396,556 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 407,799 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 420,478 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 421,191 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 482,907 | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 454,466 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 337,366 | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 334,296 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 337,233 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 337,770 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 337,770 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -25.8% | 454,466 | 337,366 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 569,243 | 547,339 | 583,770 | 7 |
| 2000s | 459,528 | 428,992 | 535,663 | 10 |
| 2010s | 419,804 | 394,887 | 482,907 | 10 |
| 2020s | 336,887 | 334,296 | 337,770 | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
- 192 Grenada 620 compare
- 193 Dominica 552 compare
- 194 American Samoa 524
- 195 Marshall Islands 439 compare
- 196 Bermuda 420 compare
- 197 Andorra 413 compare
- 198 Saint Kitts and Nevis 408 compare
More education data for WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28,486 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.93 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics was 337,770 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 583,770 in 1993.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 334,296 in 2021.
- How does WB: Central Europe and the Baltics rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 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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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.