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Education > Primary education, teachers per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

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#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 20.4 1971
2 LibyaLibya 12.27 1983
3 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 11.16 2012
4 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 10.57 1992
5 GeorgiaGeorgia 10.17 2012
6 IraqIraq 9.98 2007
7 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 9.91 2002
8 MaldivesMaldives 9.87 2011
9 BruneiBrunei 9.8 2012
10 IcelandIceland 9.51 2011
11 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 9.36 1996
12 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 9.27 2012
13 SurinameSuriname 8.87 2011
14 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 8.49 2011
15 IsraelIsrael 8.46 2011
16 KuwaitKuwait 8.24 2012
17 MalaysiaMalaysia 8.19 2010
18 VanuatuVanuatu 8.17 2010
19 GabonGabon 8.13 2011
20 GrenadaGrenada 8.13 2010
21 MontenegroMontenegro 8.13 2012
22 San MarinoSan Marino 8.03 2012
23 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 8.02 2012
24 IndonesiaIndonesia 7.89 2011
25 CubaCuba 7.87 2012
26 TongaTonga 7.78 2012
27 BelizeBelize 7.67 2012
28 JordanJordan 7.64 2003
29 TuvaluTuvalu 7.57 2004
30 BermudaBermuda 7.53 2011
31 EcuadorEcuador 7.51 2012
32 SeychellesSeychelles 7.5 2011
33 LuxembourgLuxembourg 7.47 2010
34 DenmarkDenmark 7.44 2001
35 UruguayUruguay 7.35 2010
36 ArgentinaArgentina 7.28 2008
37 DominicaDominica 7.2 2012
38 LebanonLebanon 7.19 2012
39 IrelandIreland 7.18 2011
40 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 7.06 2011
41 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 6.91 2010
42 GuatemalaGuatemala 6.84 2011
43 KiribatiKiribati 6.8 2008
44 SwazilandSwaziland 6.76 2011
45 SyriaSyria 6.75 2002
46 BotswanaBotswana 6.67 2009
47 The BahamasThe Bahamas 6.66 2010
48 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 6.63 2012
49 SwedenSweden 6.61 2011
50 OmanOman 6.6 2003
51 East TimorEast Timor 6.56 2011
52 PalauPalau 6.47 2000
53 BoliviaBolivia 6.45 2007
54 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 6.37 1991
55 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 6.35 2012
56 PeruPeru 6.34 2011
57 NepalNepal 6.32 2012
58 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 6.29 2012
59 BhutanBhutan 6.21 2012
60 Costa RicaCosta Rica 6.17 2011
61 LiberiaLiberia 6.16 2011
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 6.16 1983
62 BahrainBahrain 6.16 2012
63 PortugalPortugal 6.15 2011
64 VenezuelaVenezuela 6.14 1987
65 BarbadosBarbados 6.1 2011
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 6.1 2007
66 GuamGuam 6.08 1989
67 ComorosComoros 6 2011
68 Cape VerdeCape Verde 5.98 2012
69 BelgiumBelgium 5.95 2011
70 ArubaAruba 5.93 2011
71 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 5.83 2011
72 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 5.83 2012
73 ParaguayParaguay 5.77 2004
74 TunisiaTunisia 5.66 2012
75 NorwayNorway 5.63 1973
76 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 5.63 2009
77 PolandPoland 5.6 2011
78 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 5.58 1998
79 AustraliaAustralia 5.57 1999
80 GreeceGreece 5.55 2007
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 5.52 2004
81 AndorraAndorra 5.5 2012
82 United StatesUnited States 5.49 2011
83 SamoaSamoa 5.49 2010
84 LesothoLesotho 5.46 2012
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 5.42 2009
85 New ZealandNew Zealand 5.42 2011
86 HaitiHaiti 5.37 1998
87 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 5.26 2012
88 ThailandThailand 5.26 2008
89 NicaraguaNicaragua 5.25 2010
90 YemenYemen 5.16 2011
91 QatarQatar 5.15 2012
92 PanamaPanama 5.09 2012
93 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 5.08 2003
94 GuyanaGuyana 5.07 2011
95 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 5.07 2011
96 HondurasHonduras 5 2009
97 TogoTogo 4.94 2012
98 El SalvadorEl Salvador 4.92 2011
99 LaosLaos 4.9 2012
100 EgyptEgypt 4.87 2010
101 GhanaGhana 4.85 2012
102 SpainSpain 4.84 2011
103 LatviaLatvia 4.84 2011
104 ZimbabweZimbabwe 4.83 2003
105 UgandaUganda 4.82 2011
106 AngolaAngola 4.79 2010
107 MoroccoMorocco 4.78 2012
108 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 4.78 2012
109 BrazilBrazil 4.76 1970
110 PhilippinesPhilippines 4.74 2009
111 FinlandFinland 4.69 2011
112 South AfricaSouth Africa 4.64 2012
113 EstoniaEstonia 4.63 2011
114 ItalyItaly 4.6 2007
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 4.59 2010
115 MadagascarMadagascar 4.59 2012
116 CanadaCanada 4.58 2000
117 MaltaMalta 4.58 2011
118 JamaicaJamaica 4.56 2004
119 ZambiaZambia 4.53 2012
120 NamibiaNamibia 4.52 2012
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 4.48 2008
121 BeninBenin 4.48 2012
122 MexicoMexico 4.45 2011
123 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 4.43 2012
124 ChinaChina 4.42 2011
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 4.41 2001
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 4.4 2011
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 4.29 1996
125 BurundiBurundi 4.27 2012
126 UzbekistanUzbekistan 4.25 2011
127 MauritiusMauritius 4.2 2012
128 AfghanistanAfghanistan 4.18 2011
129 European UnionEuropean Union 4.16 2011
130 NetherlandsNetherlands 4.15 1994
131 VietnamVietnam 4.12 2012
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 4.12 2011
132 SenegalSenegal 4.1 2012
133 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 4.08 2011
134 The GambiaThe Gambia 4.02 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 4.01 2007
135 ChileChile 4 2011
136 TurkeyTurkey 3.98 1995
137 ColombiaColombia 3.97 2012
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 3.93 2012
138 CameroonCameroon 3.89 2012
139 MozambiqueMozambique 3.88 2012
140 AlgeriaAlgeria 3.87 2012
141 KenyaKenya 3.84 2009
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 3.82 2010
142 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 3.81 2012
143 FijiFiji 3.8 2011
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 3.79 2011
144 TanzaniaTanzania 3.79 2012
145 IranIran 3.78 2009
146 KazakhstanKazakhstan 3.71 2012
147 HungaryHungary 3.68 2011
148 FranceFrance 3.64 2011
149 MauritaniaMauritania 3.63 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 3.62 1999
150 CyprusCyprus 3.62 2011
151 TajikistanTajikistan 3.6 2012
152 NigeriaNigeria 3.59 2010
153 AustriaAustria 3.56 2011
154 SudanSudan 3.55 2009
155 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 3.53 2012
156 RwandaRwanda 3.53 2012
157 BurmaBurma 3.5 2010
158 Sri LankaSri Lanka 3.46 2011
159 SingaporeSingapore 3.39 2009
160 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 3.39 2010
161 AlbaniaAlbania 3.35 2012
162 South KoreaSouth Korea 3.31 2011
163 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 3.31 2010
164 CambodiaCambodia 3.23 2012
165 IndiaIndia 3.21 2011
166 GuineaGuinea 3.21 2012
167 MongoliaMongolia 3.19 2012
168 Hong KongHong Kong 3.16 2012
169 JapanJapan 3.14 2011
170 MalawiMalawi 3.13 2012
171 SloveniaSlovenia 3.12 2011
172 GermanyGermany 3.09 2011
173 NigerNiger 3.08 2012
174 LithuaniaLithuania 3.07 2011
175 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 3.04 2012
176 MaliMali 3.03 2011
177 BangladeshBangladesh 3 2011
178 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 2.95 2012
179 EthiopiaEthiopia 2.95 2012
180 MacauMacau 2.88 2012
181 MonacoMonaco 2.75 2001
182 ChadChad 2.74 2012
183 CroatiaCroatia 2.74 2011
184 SlovakiaSlovakia 2.57 2011
185 SerbiaSerbia 2.56 2012
186 BelarusBelarus 2.49 2012
187 MoldovaMoldova 2.46 2012
188 PakistanPakistan 2.45 2012
189 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 2.38 2006
190 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 2.37 2011
191 RomaniaRomania 2.22 2011
192 ArmeniaArmenia 2.21 2007
193 United Arab EmiratesUAE 2.2 2012
194 UkraineUkraine 2.16 2012
195 DjiboutiDjibouti 2.12 2012
196 BulgariaBulgaria 1.99 2011
197 RussiaRussia 1.96 2009
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 1.84 1972
198 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1.83 2012
199 SomaliaSomalia 1.44 2007
200 EritreaEritrea 1.33 2012

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Interesting observations about Education > Primary education, teachers per 1000

  • Libya ranked first for primary education, teachers per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 1983.
  • Saudi Arabia ranked second for primary education, teachers per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2012.
  • Gabon ranked first for primary education, teachers per 1000 amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2011.
  • Eritrea has ranked last for primary education, teachers per 1000 since 2008.
  • Lebanon ranked second for primary education, teachers per 1000 amongst Former French colonies in 2012.
  • San Marino ranked first for primary education, teachers per 1000 amongst Landlocked countries in 2012.
  • Federated States of Micronesia ranked first for primary education, teachers per 1000 globally in 1971.
  • Maldives ranked first for primary education, teachers per 1000 amongst Former British colonies in 2011.
  • Iraq ranked first for primary education, teachers per 1000 amongst Failed states in 2007.
  • Iceland ranked first for primary education, teachers per 1000 amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2011.
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