Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)
ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123): Teachers in primary education, both sexes was 3.37 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.37 million
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
80th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.37 million
in 2024
All-time low
536,421
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) is 3.37 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) peaked at 3.37 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 536,421, in 1970.
That places ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) 80th 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: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 536,421 | — |
| 1971 | 559,922 | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 588,511 | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 618,601 | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 635,624 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 660,364 | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 687,287 | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 752,182 | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 845,123 | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 912,441 | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 951,979 | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 1.01 million | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 1.06 million | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 1.11 million | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 1.13 million | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.13 million | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.13 million | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.14 million | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.20 million | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 1.36 million | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 1.23 million | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 1.31 million | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 1.36 million | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.43 million | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 1.43 million | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.43 million | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.44 million | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.51 million | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 1.51 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.57 million | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.60 million | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.66 million | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.68 million | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.80 million | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 1.85 million | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.90 million | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.92 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.89 million | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.95 million | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 2.02 million | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.11 million | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 2.36 million | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 2.43 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 2.73 million | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 2.78 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.81 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.88 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 3.01 million | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 3.13 million | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 3.08 million | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.00 million | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 3.15 million | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 3.16 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 3.31 million | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 3.37 million | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 679,648 | 536,421 | 912,441 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 million | 951,979 | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.42 million | 1.23 million | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 million | 1.60 million | 2.02 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.73 million | 2.11 million | 3.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.20 million | 3.00 million | 3.37 million | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.87 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.54 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) was 3.37 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.37 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- The lowest recorded value was 536,421 in 1970.
- How does ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) ranks 80th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) 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