Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) was 199,452 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) is 199,452, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) peaked at 199,452 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 103,181, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 111,580 | — |
| 1971 | 103,181 | -7.5% |
| 1972 | 107,040 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 108,694 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 112,016 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 117,499 | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 122,082 | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 126,687 | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 128,878 | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 131,187 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 133,764 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 134,701 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 134,438 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 138,414 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 142,663 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 135,365 | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 131,584 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 132,358 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 133,424 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 135,243 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 138,984 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 142,311 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 144,906 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 145,662 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 142,738 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 149,516 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 149,735 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 153,118 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 154,039 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 155,111 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 155,027 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 155,401 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 156,479 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 155,698 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 157,988 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 158,768 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 159,349 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 162,216 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 164,208 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 169,462 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 174,932 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 180,201 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 186,990 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 191,016 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 195,484 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 194,543 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 198,652 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 199,452 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 116,884 | 103,181 | 131,187 | 10 |
| 1980s | 135,195 | 131,584 | 142,663 | 10 |
| 1990s | 147,612 | 138,984 | 155,111 | 10 |
| 2000s | 159,460 | 155,027 | 169,462 | 10 |
| 2010s | 190,159 | 174,932 | 199,452 | 8 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3338 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3077 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 626,154 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 158,454 (1993)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 149,781 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.3324 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) was 199,452 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The highest recorded value was 199,452 in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The lowest recorded value was 103,181 in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 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