Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 6.16 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
WB: High Income (july 2025) recorded 6.16 million for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 6.16 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.65 million, in 1970.
WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 48th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.65 million | — |
| 1971 | 4.94 million | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 4.94 million | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 4.93 million | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 4.89 million | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 4.85 million | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 4.81 million | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 4.80 million | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 4.80 million | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 4.66 million | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 4.96 million | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 4.97 million | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 5.00 million | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 4.99 million | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 4.98 million | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 4.98 million | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 5.02 million | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 5.03 million | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 5.31 million | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 5.30 million | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 5.15 million | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 5.18 million | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 5.36 million | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 5.27 million | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 5.36 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 5.38 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 5.42 million | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 5.50 million | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 5.43 million | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 5.46 million | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 5.52 million | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 5.55 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 5.55 million | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.56 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.67 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 5.65 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.68 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 5.73 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 5.78 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 5.77 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 5.80 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.82 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.80 million | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.82 million | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.86 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 5.93 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 6.04 million | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 6.09 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 6.12 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.07 million | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 6.00 million | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 6.09 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 6.11 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 6.15 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 6.16 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.83 million | 4.65 million | 4.94 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.05 million | 4.96 million | 5.31 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.35 million | 5.15 million | 5.50 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.65 million | 5.52 million | 5.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.93 million | 5.80 million | 6.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.10 million | 6.00 million | 6.16 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)
- 45 Madagascar 138,648 compare
- 46 Poland 135,357 compare
- 47 Mozambique 133,644 compare
- 48 Uzbekistan 130,601 compare
- 49 Ghana 122,558 compare
- 50 Guatemala 122,362 compare
- 51 Cameroon 121,453 compare
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0017 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 6.16 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.16 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.65 million in 1970.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 48th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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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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.