Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) was 1.49 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) stood at 1.49 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) peaked at 1.49 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 836,500, in 1970.
That places ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 149th 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 (number) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 836,500 | — |
| 1971 | 1.06 million | +26.1% |
| 1972 | 1.09 million | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.08 million | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.10 million | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.11 million | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.12 million | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.14 million | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 1.15 million | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.16 million | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.17 million | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.17 million | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.17 million | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.16 million | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.15 million | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.16 million | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.17 million | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.17 million | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.17 million | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.14 million | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.16 million | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.17 million | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.17 million | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.19 million | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.23 million | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.20 million | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.23 million | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.24 million | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.23 million | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.24 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.27 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.28 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.29 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.28 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.29 million | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.31 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.33 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.36 million | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.37 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.38 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.40 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.41 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.40 million | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.38 million | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.36 million | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.37 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.40 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.41 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.43 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.45 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.46 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.48 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.48 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.49 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.49 million | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +26.1% | 836,500 | 1.06 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.08 million | 836,500 | 1.16 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 million | 1.14 million | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 million | 1.16 million | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 million | 1.27 million | 1.38 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.40 million | 1.36 million | 1.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 million | 1.46 million | 1.49 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
- 146 Estonia 8,627 compare
- 147 North Macedonia 7,723 compare
- 148 Trinidad and Tobago 7,693 compare
- 149 Armenia 7,540 compare
- 150 Moldova 7,408 compare
- 151 East Timor 7,144 compare
- 152 Guyana 6,330 compare
More education data for ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 187,449 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.09 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.002 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) was 1.49 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- The lowest recorded value was 836,500 in 1970.
- How does ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) ranks 149th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 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