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Education > Primary education, teachers: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.

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#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ChinaChina 5.94 million 2011
2 IndiaIndia 3.92 million 2011
3 European UnionEuropean Union 2.11 million 2011
4 IndonesiaIndonesia 1.92 million 2011
5 United StatesUnited States 1.71 million 2011
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 991,167.8 2011
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 639,453.09 1996
6 NigeriaNigeria 574,078 2010
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 541,334 2008
7 MexicoMexico 531,256 2011
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 525,720.83 2007
8 BangladeshBangladesh 458,389 2011
9 BrazilBrazil 457,406 1970
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 452,316.83 2011
10 PakistanPakistan 438,161 2012
11 PhilippinesPhilippines 435,385 2009
12 JapanJapan 401,773 2011
13 EgyptEgypt 380,111 2010
14 VietnamVietnam 366,045 2012
15 ThailandThailand 347,959 2008
16 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 345,486 2012
17 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 315,626 2012
18 ArgentinaArgentina 288,776 2008
19 IraqIraq 286,890 2007
20 IranIran 277,991 2009
21 RussiaRussia 277,657 2009
22 ItalyItaly 273,113 2007
23 EthiopiaEthiopia 270,375 2012
24 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 255,994 2011
25 GermanyGermany 252,845 2011
26 FranceFrance 238,141 2011
27 South AfricaSouth Africa 237,429 2012
28 TurkeyTurkey 233,073 1995
29 MalaysiaMalaysia 231,683 2010
30 SpainSpain 223,644 2011
31 PolandPoland 215,813 2011
32 ColombiaColombia 189,335 2012
33 PeruPeru 187,654 2011
34 BurmaBurma 181,666 2010
35 TanzaniaTanzania 180,987 2012
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 178,529 2007
36 NepalNepal 173,714 2012
37 UgandaUganda 169,503 2011
38 South KoreaSouth Korea 164,820 2011
39 MoroccoMorocco 155,481 2012
40 KenyaKenya 152,848 2009
41 AlgeriaAlgeria 149,036 2012
42 CanadaCanada 141,045 2000
43 UzbekistanUzbekistan 124,685 2011
44 SudanSudan 123,633 2009
45 GhanaGhana 123,153 2012
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 122,426.29 2004
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 121,815.17 2009
46 AfghanistanAfghanistan 121,593 2011
47 YemenYemen 120,339 2011
48 EcuadorEcuador 116,411 2012
49 SyriaSyria 114,676 2002
50 VenezuelaVenezuela 112,157 1987
51 AustraliaAustralia 105,469 1999
52 MadagascarMadagascar 102,229 2012
53 GuatemalaGuatemala 100,600 2011
54 UkraineUkraine 98,491 2012
55 MozambiqueMozambique 97,717 2012
56 AngolaAngola 93,734 2010
57 CubaCuba 88,699 2012
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 85,832.05 2001
58 CameroonCameroon 84,467 2012
59 Sri LankaSri Lanka 72,114 2011
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 71,950.23 2011
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 70,241.64 2012
60 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 70,016 2012
61 ChileChile 69,191 2011
62 BelgiumBelgium 65,783 2011
63 IsraelIsrael 65,704.88 2011
64 PortugalPortugal 64,929 2011
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 64,096.8 2010
65 NetherlandsNetherlands 63,872 1994
66 ZambiaZambia 63,697 2012
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 62,551.27 1983
67 BoliviaBolivia 62,430 2007
68 SwedenSweden 62,429 2011
69 KazakhstanKazakhstan 62,285 2012
70 GreeceGreece 62,114 2007
71 ZimbabweZimbabwe 61,251 2003
72 TunisiaTunisia 61,031 2012
73 SenegalSenegal 56,284 2012
74 NigerNiger 52,913 2012
75 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 51,464 2011
76 MalawiMalawi 49,775 2012
77 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 48,592 2012
78 CambodiaCambodia 48,002 2012
79 RomaniaRomania 47,560 2011
80 GeorgiaGeorgia 45,887 2012
81 BeninBenin 45,010 2012
82 HaitiHaiti 44,472 1998
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 44,211.63 1999
83 MaliMali 43,629 2011
84 LibyaLibya 42,696 1983
85 BurundiBurundi 42,052 2012
86 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 41,221 2012
87 RwandaRwanda 40,397 2012
88 DenmarkDenmark 39,854 2001
89 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 39,700 1998
90 JordanJordan 39,441 2003
91 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 37,957 2012
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 37,408.83 2010
92 HondurasHonduras 37,370 2009
93 GuineaGuinea 36,731 2012
94 HungaryHungary 36,716 2011
95 ChadChad 34,125 2012
96 ParaguayParaguay 33,434 2004
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 33,313.38 1972
97 IrelandIreland 32,848 2011
98 TogoTogo 32,825 2012
99 LaosLaos 32,586 2012
100 LebanonLebanon 31,816 2012
101 El SalvadorEl Salvador 30,755 2011
102 NicaraguaNicaragua 30,571 2010
103 AustriaAustria 29,957 2011
104 Costa RicaCosta Rica 29,233 2011
105 TajikistanTajikistan 28,799 2012
106 KuwaitKuwait 26,775 2012
107 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 25,708 2010
108 FinlandFinland 25,281 2011
109 LiberiaLiberia 25,137 2011
110 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 24,880.2 2011
111 UruguayUruguay 24,785 2010
112 New ZealandNew Zealand 23,872 2011
113 BelarusBelarus 23,595 2012
114 Hong KongHong Kong 22,599 2012
115 NorwayNorway 22,303 1973
116 United Arab EmiratesUAE 20,259 2012
117 PanamaPanama 19,340 2012
118 SerbiaSerbia 18,511 2012
119 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 16,959 2012
120 SingaporeSingapore 16,893 2009
121 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 16,527 2012
122 OmanOman 15,775 2003
123 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 14,860 2006
124 BulgariaBulgaria 14,608 2011
125 SlovakiaSlovakia 13,875 2011
126 MauritaniaMauritania 13,795 2012
127 BotswanaBotswana 13,014 2009
128 GabonGabon 12,961 2011
129 SomaliaSomalia 12,870 2007
130 JamaicaJamaica 12,032 2004
131 CroatiaCroatia 11,726 2011
132 LesothoLesotho 11,200 2012
133 AlbaniaAlbania 10,605 2012
134 QatarQatar 10,566 2012
135 NamibiaNamibia 10,213 2012
136 LatviaLatvia 9,959 2011
137 LithuaniaLithuania 9,312 2011
138 MongoliaMongolia 8,916 2012
139 MoldovaMoldova 8,747 2012
140 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 8,267 2012
141 SwazilandSwaziland 8,193 2011
142 EritreaEritrea 8,166 2012
143 BahrainBahrain 8,117 2012
144 East TimorEast Timor 7,714 2011
145 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 7,447 2009
146 The GambiaThe Gambia 7,206 2012
147 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 6,949 2010
148 ArmeniaArmenia 6,606 2007
149 SloveniaSlovenia 6,401 2011
150 EstoniaEstonia 6,200 2011
151 MauritiusMauritius 5,427 2012
152 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 5,371 2010
153 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 5,097 2012
154 MontenegroMontenegro 5,048 2012
155 SurinameSuriname 4,697 2011
156 BhutanBhutan 4,610 2012
157 ComorosComoros 4,201 2011
158 CyprusCyprus 4,045 2011
159 BruneiBrunei 4,038 2012
160 GuyanaGuyana 4,012 2011
161 LuxembourgLuxembourg 3,786 2010
162 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 3,517 2012
163 FijiFiji 3,296 2011
164 MaldivesMaldives 3,275 2011
165 IcelandIceland 3,034 2011
166 Cape VerdeCape Verde 2,956 2012
167 BelizeBelize 2,486 2012
168 The BahamasThe Bahamas 2,402 2010
169 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 2,052 1996
170 VanuatuVanuatu 1,931 2010
171 MaltaMalta 1,909 2011
172 DjiboutiDjibouti 1,821 2012
173 BarbadosBarbados 1,720 2011
174 MacauMacau 1,606 2012
175 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 1,267 1971
176 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 1,183 2012
177 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 1,096 1991
178 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 1,054 2012
179 SamoaSamoa 1,021 2010
180 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 877 2012
181 GrenadaGrenada 851 2010
182 TongaTonga 816 2012
183 GuamGuam 775 1989
184 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 748 2011
185 SeychellesSeychelles 656 2011
186 KiribatiKiribati 645 2008
187 ArubaAruba 604 2011
188 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 524 1992
189 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 517 2002
190 DominicaDominica 516 2012
191 BermudaBermuda 486 2011
192 AndorraAndorra 431 2012
193 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 355 2012
194 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 330 2011
195 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 257 2011
196 San MarinoSan Marino 251 2012
197 PalauPalau 124 2000
198 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 119 2003
199 MonacoMonaco 89 2001
200 TuvaluTuvalu 73 2004

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Interesting observations about Education > Primary education, teachers

  • China has had the highest primary education, teachers since 1970.
  • India ranked first for primary education, teachers amongst Hot countries in 2011.
  • Indonesia ranked first for primary education, teachers amongst Muslim countries in 2011.
  • Nigeria ranked first for primary education, teachers amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2010.
  • Vietnam ranked first for primary education, teachers amongst Former French colonies in 2012.
  • All of the top 2 countries by primary education, teachers are Emerging markets'.
  • United States ranked first for primary education, teachers amongst Christian countries in 2011.
  • Tuvalu has ranked last for primary education, teachers since 1994.
  • Ethiopia ranked first for primary education, teachers amongst Landlocked countries in 2012.
  • Russia ranked first for primary education, teachers amongst Former Soviet republics in 2009.
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