Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Teachers in primary education, both sexes was 1.33 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) recorded 1.33 million for teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 1.33 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 316,385, in 1979.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 154th 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 54 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 406,056 | — |
| 1972 | 386,679 | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 372,837 | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 382,079 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 389,637 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 410,900 | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 419,668 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 434,295 | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 316,385 | -27.1% |
| 1980 | 470,434 | +48.7% |
| 1981 | 486,353 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 501,167 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 520,332 | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 535,611 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 549,799 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 570,486 | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 594,230 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 593,270 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 618,894 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 637,162 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 655,033 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 659,791 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 690,778 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 715,597 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 735,131 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 750,747 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 766,938 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 777,124 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 779,283 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 822,322 | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 858,921 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 889,859 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 890,412 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 906,644 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 932,084 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 986,867 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.00 million | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.02 million | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.03 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.06 million | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.10 million | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.14 million | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.16 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.23 million | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 1.24 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.22 million | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.23 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.22 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.25 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.28 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.27 million | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.28 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.32 million | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.33 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 390,948 | 316,385 | 434,295 | 9 |
| 1980s | 544,058 | 470,434 | 618,894 | 10 |
| 1990s | 716,758 | 637,162 | 779,283 | 10 |
| 2000s | 934,828 | 822,322 | 1.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 million | 1.06 million | 1.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.30 million | 1.27 million | 1.33 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- 151 East Timor 7,144 compare
- 152 Guyana 6,330 compare
- 153 Fiji 6,295 compare
- 154 Mauritius 6,144 compare
- 155 Luxembourg 5,878 compare
- 156 Cyprus 5,389 compare
- 157 Guinea-Bissau 5,371 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.00 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 11.66 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 10.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 1.33 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 316,385 in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 154th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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