Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Teachers in primary education, both sexes was 6.43 million in 2024. β² Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 6.43 million for teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 6.43 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.69 million, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 41st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.01 million | 1.69 million | 3.04 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.46 million | 2.08 million | 2.85 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.33 million | 2.92 million | 3.65 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.22 million | 3.73 million | 4.84 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.59 million | 5.01 million | 5.95 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.20 million | 6.10 million | 6.43 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 38 Colombia 180,781 compare
- 39 Republic of Korea 173,133 compare
- 40 Afghanistan 163,167 compare
- 41 Nepal 157,456 compare
- 42 Yemen 144,824 compare
- 43 Syrian Arab Republic 144,621 compare
- 44 Canada 141,045 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 139.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 51.70 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 6.43 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.43 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 41st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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