Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Teachers in primary education, both sexes was 18.70 million in 2024. β² Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 18.70 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 18.70 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.03 million, in 1971.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.53 million | 8.03 million | 10.42 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.83 million | 10.84 million | 12.65 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.56 million | 12.85 million | 14.20 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.09 million | 14.19 million | 16.02 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.22 million | 16.25 million | 18.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.48 million | 18.34 million | 18.70 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 9 Philippines 527,504 compare
- 10 Egypt, Arab Republic of 483,053 compare
- 11 Pakistan 445,877 compare
- 12 Japan 440,864 compare
- 13 Bangladesh 383,624 compare
- 14 Vietnam 380,535 compare
- 15 Iran, Islamic Republic of 372,396 compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 242.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 167.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 18.70 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.70 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.03 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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