Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111): Teachers in primary education, both sexes was 631,770 in 2024. β² Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) stood at 631,770. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) peaked at 631,770 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 111,063, in 1970.
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) ranks 180th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 145,700 | 111,063 | 190,527 | 10 |
| 1980s | 266,392 | 200,380 | 320,334 | 10 |
| 1990s | 377,730 | 330,423 | 408,992 | 10 |
| 2000s | 425,233 | 405,136 | 433,524 | 10 |
| 2010s | 455,543 | 413,161 | 537,660 | 10 |
| 2020s | 551,016 | 510,947 | 631,770 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
- 177 Samoa 1,558 compare
- 178 Bahamas 1,497 compare
- 179 Sao Tome and Principe 1,193 compare
- 180 New Caledonia 1,096 compare
- 181 Antigua and Barbuda 1,087 compare
- 182 Saint Lucia 1,067 compare
- 183 United States Virgin Islands 1,025 compare
More education data for ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 6.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 5.62 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 3.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) was 631,770 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- The highest recorded value was 631,770 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,063 in 1970.
- How does ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release