Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112): Teachers in primary education, both sexes was 2.88 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.88 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
101st
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.88 million
in 2024
All-time low
436,879
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) is 2.88 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) peaked at 2.88 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 436,879, in 1970.
That places ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 436,879 | — |
| 1971 | 457,070 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 482,307 | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 502,716 | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 513,471 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 533,278 | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 553,059 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 613,786 | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 698,190 | +13.8% |
| 1979 | 759,149 | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 792,315 | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 846,792 | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 900,125 | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 955,752 | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 971,978 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 982,540 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 957,417 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 964,488 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.01 million | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 1.19 million | +17.7% |
| 1990 | 1.07 million | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 1.13 million | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 1.17 million | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.23 million | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 1.25 million | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.25 million | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.27 million | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.35 million | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 1.37 million | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.40 million | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.42 million | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.50 million | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 1.53 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.65 million | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 1.70 million | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.74 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.74 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.68 million | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.72 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.81 million | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.91 million | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 2.13 million | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 2.16 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.47 million | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 2.48 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.48 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.54 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.62 million | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 2.72 million | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 2.69 million | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.68 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.78 million | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 2.76 million | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.88 million | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 2.88 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 554,990 | 436,879 | 759,149 | 10 |
| 1980s | 958,014 | 792,315 | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 million | 1.07 million | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 million | 1.42 million | 1.81 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 million | 1.91 million | 2.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.80 million | 2.68 million | 2.88 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
More education data for ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 25.62 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 48.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 45.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 23.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 11.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) was 2.88 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The lowest recorded value was 436,879 in 1970.
- How does ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 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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February 2026 Data Release