Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Teachers in primary education, both sexes was 1.79 million in 2024. β² Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) stood at 1.79 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 1.79 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 310,857, in 1970.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 139th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 387,022 | 310,857 | 492,419 | 10 |
| 1980s | 596,829 | 521,712 | 689,053 | 10 |
| 1990s | 722,866 | 687,687 | 779,933 | 10 |
| 2000s | 937,464 | 793,936 | 1.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 million | 1.20 million | 1.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 million | 1.59 million | 1.79 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- 136 Gabon 10,935 compare
- 137 Lesotho, Kingdom of 10,388 compare
- 138 Latvia, Republic of 9,966 compare
- 139 Central African Republic 9,756 compare
- 140 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9,722 compare
- 141 Bahrain, Kingdom of 9,404 compare
- 142 Albania 9,336 compare
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.77 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 36.81 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 25.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 3.31 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 1.79 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 310,857 in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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