Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Teachers in primary education, both sexes was 1.65 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2020, teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 1.65 million. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 1.65 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 491,776, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 556,946 | 491,776 | 624,357 | 10 |
| 1980s | 642,076 | 538,937 | 713,030 | 10 |
| 1990s | 839,469 | 696,823 | 974,994 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.10 million | 969,320 | 1.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 million | 1.27 million | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 million | 1.65 million | 1.65 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 23.90 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 9.87 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 1.65 million in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 491,776 in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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