Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) was 5.65 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.65 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
52nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.65 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.42 million
in 1979
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 5.65 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 5.65 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.42 million, in 1979.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 52nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 4.55 million | — |
| 1975 | 4.49 million | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 4.45 million | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 4.43 million | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 4.42 million | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 4.42 million | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 4.59 million | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 4.50 million | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 4.59 million | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 4.57 million | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 4.55 million | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 4.57 million | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 4.56 million | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 4.61 million | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 4.93 million | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 4.84 million | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 4.72 million | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 4.75 million | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 4.94 million | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 4.87 million | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 4.95 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 4.92 million | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 5.01 million | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 5.11 million | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 5.10 million | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 5.12 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 5.17 million | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 5.19 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 5.18 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.16 million | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.24 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 5.23 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.23 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.28 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 5.31 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.28 million | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 5.29 million | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.31 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.27 million | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 5.21 million | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 5.24 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.36 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.49 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 5.55 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 5.62 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 5.56 million | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.49 million | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 5.59 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 5.62 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 5.64 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 5.65 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.46 million | 4.42 million | 4.55 million | 6 |
| 1980s | 4.63 million | 4.50 million | 4.93 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.95 million | 4.72 million | 5.12 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.23 million | 5.16 million | 5.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.39 million | 5.21 million | 5.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.60 million | 5.49 million | 5.65 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 5.65 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.65 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.42 million in 1979.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 52nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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