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Education > Primary education > Teachers: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ChinaChina 5.75 million 2004
2 IndiaIndia 3.39 million 2004
3 United StatesUnited States 1.73 million 2004
4 IndonesiaIndonesia 1.45 million 2004
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 1.06 million 2004
5 BrazilBrazil 877,204 2003
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 667,577.89 2003
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 633,138.55 1991
6 NigeriaNigeria 598,981 2005
7 MexicoMexico 519,161 2004
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 510,461.27 2004
8 PakistanPakistan 450,136 2005
9 IranIran 380,199 2005
10 JapanJapan 378,950 2004
11 PhilippinesPhilippines 376,988 2004
12 EgyptEgypt 362,679 2004
13 VietnamVietnam 360,624 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 354,075.45 2002
14 BangladeshBangladesh 352,683 2004
15 RussiaRussia 320,168 2004
16 ThailandThailand 298,270 2003
17 ArgentinaArgentina 269,587.5 2003
18 ItalyItaly 260,769.1 2004
19 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 258,966 2004
20 GermanyGermany 232,936.5 2004
21 PolandPoland 226,099 2004
22 TurkeyTurkey 225,852 1991
23 IraqIraq 215,795 2005
24 South AfricaSouth Africa 208,877 2004
25 FranceFrance 202,954 2004
26 ColombiaColombia 186,898 2005
27 PeruPeru 185,829 2004
28 VenezuelaVenezuela 184,409 2005
29 SpainSpain 179,271 2004
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 179,069.07 2002
30 MalaysiaMalaysia 174,504 2003
31 AlgeriaAlgeria 171,471 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 167,496.87 2004
32 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 162,797 2003
33 BurmaBurma 160,110 2005
34 KenyaKenya 153,678 2005
35 MoroccoMorocco 148,438 2005
36 UgandaUganda 143,247 2005
37 South KoreaSouth Korea 142,153 2005
38 CanadaCanada 141,045 2001
39 TanzaniaTanzania 135,013 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 125,007 1991
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 123,227.5 2003
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 121,513.72 2003
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 121,161.84 2001
40 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 119,881 1991
41 YemenYemen 118,936 2004
42 SudanSudan 118,094 2005
43 SyriaSyria 114,676 2002
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 111,282.04 2003
44 EthiopiaEthiopia 110,945 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 108,425.33 2002
45 AustraliaAustralia 105,469 1999
46 UkraineUkraine 104,028 2005
47 NepalNepal 101,483 2005
48 GhanaGhana 89,278 2005
49 CubaCuba 86,827 2005
50 EcuadorEcuador 86,472 2005
51 LibyaLibya 85,537 1991
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 83,199.45 2003
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 82,104.32 2002
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 78,817.61 2004
52 GuatemalaGuatemala 75,519 2005
53 UzbekistanUzbekistan 73,800 1991
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 73,613.91 2004
54 Sri LankaSri Lanka 71,669 2004
55 SwedenSweden 68,325 2004
56 MadagascarMadagascar 67,137 2005
57 PortugalPortugal 65,548 2004
58 BelgiumBelgium 64,556 2004
59 BoliviaBolivia 64,426 2004
60 ChileChile 64,334 2004
61 NetherlandsNetherlands 63,022 1991
62 IsraelIsrael 62,387 2004
63 CameroonCameroon 62,280 2005
64 ZimbabweZimbabwe 61,251 2003
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 60,153.77 2002
65 TunisiaTunisia 59,610 2004
66 MozambiqueMozambique 59,434 2005
67 KazakhstanKazakhstan 59,293 2005
68 GreeceGreece 58,395 2004
69 RomaniaRomania 57,536 2004
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 55,154.42 2003
70 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 53,015 2005
71 AfghanistanAfghanistan 51,802 2005
72 CambodiaCambodia 50,654 2005
73 ZambiaZambia 50,224 2005
74 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 48,308 2003
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 43,864.82 2001
75 HungaryHungary 42,643 2004
76 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 42,243 2005
77 NorwayNorway 41,161 2004
78 DenmarkDenmark 39,854 2001
79 JordanJordan 39,441 2003
80 HondurasHonduras 38,212 2004
81 El SalvadorEl Salvador 35,315 2005
82 SenegalSenegal 34,656 2005
83 ParaguayParaguay 33,607 2003
84 TajikistanTajikistan 32,498 2005
85 AngolaAngola 32,144 1998
86 LebanonLebanon 31,752 2005
87 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 29,908.1 2004
88 TogoTogo 29,668 2005
89 AustriaAustria 28,397 2004
90 LaosLaos 28,299 2005
91 NicaraguaNicaragua 28,163 2005
92 BeninBenin 28,148 2005
93 RwandaRwanda 27,793 2005
94 MaliMali 27,688 2005
95 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 26,938 2005
96 GuineaGuinea 26,897 2005
97 Costa RicaCosta Rica 25,399 2005
98 IrelandIreland 24,792 2004
99 Hong KongHong Kong 24,591 2005
100 NigerNiger 24,362 2005
101 FinlandFinland 24,313 2004
102 HaitiHaiti 24,078 1991
103 BelarusBelarus 23,671 2005
104 MalawiMalawi 22,942 1991
105 New ZealandNew Zealand 21,562 2004
106 BurundiBurundi 21,289 2005
107 ChadChad 19,989 2005
108 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 19,316 2005
=109 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 19,204 2003
=109 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 19,204 2001
111 BulgariaBulgaria 18,762 2004
112 PanamaPanama 17,751 2005
113 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 17,729 2005
114 UruguayUruguay 17,547 2003
115 United Arab EmiratesUAE 17,255 2005
116 KuwaitKuwait 16,815 2005
117 GeorgiaGeorgia 16,500 2003
118 SlovakiaSlovakia 14,420 2004
119 OmanOman 13,394 2001
120 LiberiaLiberia 12,966 2000
121 BotswanaBotswana 12,717 2004
122 NamibiaNamibia 12,173 2005
123 JamaicaJamaica 12,032 2004
124 AlbaniaAlbania 11,653 2004
125 LithuaniaLithuania 11,561 2004
126 MauritaniaMauritania 11,001 2005
127 CroatiaCroatia 10,832 2003
128 MoldovaMoldova 10,259 2005
129 LesothoLesotho 10,153 2005
130 SingaporeSingapore 9,843 1991
131 EritreaEritrea 7,942 2005
132 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 7,839 2005
133 GabonGabon 7,807 2004
134 EstoniaEstonia 7,702 2002
135 MongoliaMongolia 7,338 2005
136 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 7,214 2005
137 LatviaLatvia 7,124 2004
138 SwazilandSwaziland 6,758 2004
139 QatarQatar 6,298 2005
140 SloveniaSlovenia 6,185 2004
141 ArmeniaArmenia 5,904 2005
142 MauritiusMauritius 5,531 2005
143 The GambiaThe Gambia 4,956 2004
144 BahrainBahrain 4,953 2002
145 BruneiBrunei 4,548 2005
146 GuyanaGuyana 4,164 2004
147 FijiFiji 4,036 2005
148 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 4,004 1991
149 East TimorEast Timor 3,541 2005
150 SurinameSuriname 3,520 2005
151 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 3,518 2001
152 CyprusCyprus 3,506 2004
153 BhutanBhutan 3,203 2005
154 Cape VerdeCape Verde 3,190 2005
155 ComorosComoros 3,050 2005
156 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 3,014 1999
157 LuxembourgLuxembourg 3,002 2004
158 IcelandIceland 2,942 2004
159 MaldivesMaldives 2,882 2005
=160 The BahamasThe Bahamas 2,307 2005
=160 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 2,307 2003
162 BelizeBelize 2,179 2005
163 VanuatuVanuatu 1,966 2005
164 MaltaMalta 1,654 2004
165 MacauMacau 1,609 2005
166 BarbadosBarbados 1,469 2005
167 DjiboutiDjibouti 1,466 2005
168 SamoaSamoa 1,245 2004
169 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 1,145 2003
170 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 1,073 2005
171 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 1,010 1991
172 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 994 2005
173 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 990 2005
174 GrenadaGrenada 909 2005
175 TongaTonga 834 2005
176 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 695 2000
177 SeychellesSeychelles 655 2004
178 KiribatiKiribati 654 2005
179 BermudaBermuda 571 2005
180 ArubaAruba 567 2005
181 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 526 2003
182 DominicaDominica 519 2005
183 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 475 1991
184 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 360 2005
185 AndorraAndorra 356 2005
186 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 260 2004
187 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 253 2005
188 San MarinoSan Marino 228 2004
189 MonacoMonaco 131 2004
190 PalauPalau 124 2000

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Interesting observations about Education > Primary education > Teachers

  • India ranked first for primary education > teachers amongst Hot countries in 2004.
  • Indonesia ranked first for primary education > teachers amongst Muslim countries in 2004.
  • China has had the highest primary education > teachers since 1991.
  • United States ranked first for primary education > teachers amongst Christian countries in 2004.
  • Brazil ranked first for primary education > teachers amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2003.
  • Nigeria ranked first for primary education > teachers amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
  • All of the top 2 countries by primary education > teachers are Emerging markets'.
  • Vietnam ranked first for primary education > teachers amongst Former French colonies in 2005.
  • Uganda ranked first for primary education > teachers amongst Landlocked countries in 2005.
  • Mexico ranked first for primary education > teachers amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2004.
  • Russia ranked first for primary education > teachers amongst Former Soviet republics in 2004.
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