Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 2.88 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Low Income (july 2025) is 2.88 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 2.91 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 427,559, in 1971.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 102nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 433,231 | — |
| 1971 | 427,559 | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 443,036 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 466,763 | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 483,518 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 505,242 | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 530,780 | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 557,820 | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 579,088 | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 601,696 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 623,629 | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 643,542 | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 646,681 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 666,372 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 688,543 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 702,253 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 734,828 | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 747,064 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 763,326 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 774,354 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 775,229 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 813,732 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 836,824 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 870,546 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 880,784 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 931,528 | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 953,523 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 979,689 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.02 million | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 1.06 million | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 1.08 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.14 million | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 1.21 million | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.25 million | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.35 million | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 1.42 million | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 1.53 million | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 1.60 million | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.71 million | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 1.80 million | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.89 million | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.95 million | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.07 million | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 2.11 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.28 million | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 2.37 million | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 2.50 million | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 2.62 million | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 2.76 million | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 2.78 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.83 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.91 million | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 2.80 million | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 2.85 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 2.88 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 502,873 | 427,559 | 601,696 | 10 |
| 1980s | 699,059 | 623,629 | 774,354 | 10 |
| 1990s | 912,664 | 775,229 | 1.06 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 million | 1.08 million | 1.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 million | 1.89 million | 2.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 million | 2.80 million | 2.91 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.76 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 2.88 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.91 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 427,559 in 1971.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Low 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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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.
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- Teachers in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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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.