Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Small States
WB: Small States: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 243,069 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Small States, 1970–2024
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Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Small States is 243,069, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Small States peaked at 243,069 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84,340, in 1970.
WB: Small States ranks 202nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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: Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 84,340 | — |
| 1971 | 84,538 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 88,712 | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 89,566 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 91,967 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 93,812 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 96,045 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 99,355 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 101,540 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 102,560 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 105,788 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 108,653 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 111,608 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 116,861 | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 118,104 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 119,244 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 121,887 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 124,072 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 127,811 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 130,400 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 130,491 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 133,807 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 136,664 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 140,238 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 143,205 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 146,139 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 148,255 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 150,623 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 153,525 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 154,258 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 156,862 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 159,496 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 163,502 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 168,296 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 170,623 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 174,900 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 178,507 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 182,759 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 185,974 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 191,394 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 196,117 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 198,148 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 202,840 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 204,861 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 205,178 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 208,640 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 212,846 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 217,231 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 218,179 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 224,155 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 227,136 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 230,155 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 234,257 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 240,754 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 243,069 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93,243 | 84,340 | 102,560 | 10 |
| 1980s | 118,443 | 105,788 | 130,400 | 10 |
| 1990s | 143,720 | 130,491 | 154,258 | 10 |
| 2000s | 173,231 | 156,862 | 191,394 | 10 |
| 2010s | 208,820 | 196,117 | 224,155 | 10 |
| 2020s | 235,074 | 227,136 | 243,069 | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Small States
- 199 Cayman Islands 323 compare
- 200 Liechtenstein 283 compare
- 201 Turks and Caicos Islands 272 compare
- 202 British Virgin Islands 247 compare
- 203 San Marino 245 compare
- 204 Palau 205 compare
- 205 Gibraltar 197 compare
More education data for WB: Small States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 820,716 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 337,554 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 483,162 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Small States?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in WB: Small States was 243,069 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 243,069 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in WB: Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,340 in 1970.
- How does WB: Small States rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- WB: Small States ranks 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in WB: Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Small States 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.