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Education > Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 LibyaLibya 19.62 1991
2 BruneiBrunei 12.36 2005
3 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 10.09 2003
4 IcelandIceland 10.07 2004
5 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 9.82 1991
6 MaldivesMaldives 9.68 2005
7 VanuatuVanuatu 9.39 2005
8 IsraelIsrael 9.16 2004
9 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 9.14 2005
10 NorwayNorway 8.96 2004
11 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 8.95 2000
12 BermudaBermuda 8.9 2005
13 GrenadaGrenada 8.83 2005
14 TongaTonga 8.26 2005
15 BelizeBelize 8.01 2005
16 LebanonLebanon 7.96 2005
17 SeychellesSeychelles 7.94 2004
18 IraqIraq 7.88 2005
19 San MarinoSan Marino 7.78 2004
20 CubaCuba 7.69 2005
21 QatarQatar 7.67 2005
22 JordanJordan 7.64 2003
23 SwedenSweden 7.6 2004
24 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 7.55 2004
25 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 7.51 1999
26 DenmarkDenmark 7.44 2001
27 DominicaDominica 7.36 2005
28 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 7.33 2005
29 KuwaitKuwait 7.32 2005
30 KiribatiKiribati 7.23 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 7.2 1991
31 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 7.16 1991
32 ArgentinaArgentina 7.1 2003
33 SurinameSuriname 7.05 2005
34 BoliviaBolivia 7.01 2004
35 MalaysiaMalaysia 7.01 2003
36 The BahamasThe Bahamas 7.01 2005
37 SamoaSamoa 6.96 2004
38 VenezuelaVenezuela 6.9 2005
39 BotswanaBotswana 6.86 2004
40 PeruPeru 6.78 2004
41 BahrainBahrain 6.76 2002
42 SyriaSyria 6.75 2002
43 Cape VerdeCape Verde 6.66 2005
44 LuxembourgLuxembourg 6.55 2004
45 IndonesiaIndonesia 6.54 2004
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 6.5 2002
46 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 6.49 2005
47 PalauPalau 6.47 2000
48 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 6.4 2005
49 EcuadorEcuador 6.28 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 6.26 2002
50 PortugalPortugal 6.24 2004
51 BelgiumBelgium 6.19 2004
52 SwazilandSwaziland 6.17 2004
53 IrelandIreland 6.09 2004
54 YemenYemen 6.06 2004
55 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 6.04 2005
56 NamibiaNamibia 6.01 2005
57 TunisiaTunisia 6 2004
58 OmanOman 5.98 2001
59 GuatemalaGuatemala 5.96 2005
60 PolandPoland 5.92 2004
61 ParaguayParaguay 5.91 2003
62 United StatesUnited States 5.9 2004
63 Costa RicaCosta Rica 5.88 2005
64 El SalvadorEl Salvador 5.82 2005
65 GabonGabon 5.8 2004
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 5.72 2002
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 5.69 2003
66 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 5.67 2005
67 EstoniaEstonia 5.67 2002
68 ArubaAruba 5.67 2005
69 HondurasHonduras 5.65 2004
70 AustraliaAustralia 5.57 1999
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 5.55 2003
71 GuyanaGuyana 5.5 2004
72 IranIran 5.42 2005
73 BarbadosBarbados 5.37 2005
74 TogoTogo 5.36 2005
75 GreeceGreece 5.28 2004
76 UruguayUruguay 5.28 2003
77 New ZealandNew Zealand 5.28 2004
78 PanamaPanama 5.27 2005
79 LesothoLesotho 5.27 2005
80 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 5.2 2005
81 NicaraguaNicaragua 5.16 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 5.16 2004
82 EgyptEgypt 5.14 2004
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 5.13 2003
83 ComorosComoros 5.08 2005
84 AlgeriaAlgeria 5.05 2005
85 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 5.03 2005
86 UgandaUganda 4.99 2005
87 MoroccoMorocco 4.93 2005
88 BhutanBhutan 4.92 2005
89 FijiFiji 4.91 2005
90 LaosLaos 4.89 2005
91 ZimbabweZimbabwe 4.83 2003
92 BrazilBrazil 4.83 2003
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 4.79 2001
93 TajikistanTajikistan 4.78 2005
94 MexicoMexico 4.75 2004
95 FinlandFinland 4.65 2004
96 ThailandThailand 4.63 2003
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 4.61 2003
97 JamaicaJamaica 4.56 2004
98 CanadaCanada 4.54 2001
99 LiberiaLiberia 4.48 2000
100 ItalyItaly 4.48 2004
101 South AfricaSouth Africa 4.48 2004
102 PhilippinesPhilippines 4.48 2004
103 MauritiusMauritius 4.45 2005
104 ChinaChina 4.43 2004
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 4.43 1991
105 AndorraAndorra 4.38 2005
106 ZambiaZambia 4.38 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 4.38 2003
107 VietnamVietnam 4.38 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 4.35 2004
108 ColombiaColombia 4.33 2005
109 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 4.33 2004
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 4.29 2004
110 KenyaKenya 4.29 2005
111 NigeriaNigeria 4.29 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 4.23 2002
112 HungaryHungary 4.22 2004
113 SpainSpain 4.2 2004
114 NetherlandsNetherlands 4.18 1991
115 GhanaGhana 4.17 2005
116 United Arab EmiratesUAE 4.16 2005
117 MaltaMalta 4.12 2004
118 TurkeyTurkey 4.11 1991
119 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 4.06 2003
120 NepalNepal 4.01 2005
121 ChileChile 3.98 2004
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 3.96 2004
122 MonacoMonaco 3.93 2004
123 KazakhstanKazakhstan 3.91 2005
124 GeorgiaGeorgia 3.81 2003
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 3.8 2002
125 CambodiaCambodia 3.79 2005
126 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 3.77 2005
127 SudanSudan 3.74 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 3.7 2001
128 Sri LankaSri Lanka 3.69 2004
129 MadagascarMadagascar 3.67 2005
130 AlbaniaAlbania 3.62 2004
131 Hong KongHong Kong 3.61 2005
132 East TimorEast Timor 3.6 2005
133 The GambiaThe Gambia 3.56 2004
134 UzbekistanUzbekistan 3.52 1991
135 MauritaniaMauritania 3.5 2005
136 TanzaniaTanzania 3.48 2005
137 AustriaAustria 3.47 2004
138 CyprusCyprus 3.45 2004
139 BeninBenin 3.44 2005
140 MacauMacau 3.44 2005
141 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 3.43 2005
142 CameroonCameroon 3.43 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 3.4 2003
143 LithuaniaLithuania 3.37 2004
144 HaitiHaiti 3.32 1991
145 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 3.31 2003
146 FranceFrance 3.24 2004
147 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 3.19 2003
148 BurmaBurma 3.19 2005
149 SingaporeSingapore 3.14 1991
150 SloveniaSlovenia 3.1 2004
151 LatviaLatvia 3.08 2004
152 SenegalSenegal 3.07 2005
153 IndiaIndia 3.05 2004
154 JapanJapan 2.97 2004
155 South KoreaSouth Korea 2.95 2005
156 RwandaRwanda 2.95 2005
157 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 2.93 2004
158 MongoliaMongolia 2.9 2005
159 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 2.86 2003
160 MoldovaMoldova 2.85 2005
161 PakistanPakistan 2.85 2005
162 MozambiqueMozambique 2.83 2005
163 GermanyGermany 2.82 2004
164 GuineaGuinea 2.81 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 2.79 2004
165 BurundiBurundi 2.74 2005
166 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 2.7 2001
167 SlovakiaSlovakia 2.68 2004
168 RomaniaRomania 2.65 2004
169 BangladeshBangladesh 2.5 2004
170 BelarusBelarus 2.45 2005
171 AngolaAngola 2.45 1998
172 CroatiaCroatia 2.44 2003
173 BulgariaBulgaria 2.41 2004
174 MalawiMalawi 2.38 1991
175 MaliMali 2.32 2005
176 RussiaRussia 2.23 2004
177 UkraineUkraine 2.21 2005
178 AfghanistanAfghanistan 2.08 2005
179 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 2.01 2005
180 ChadChad 2 2005
181 ArmeniaArmenia 1.96 2005
182 DjiboutiDjibouti 1.89 2005
183 NigerNiger 1.85 2005
184 EritreaEritrea 1.64 2005
185 EthiopiaEthiopia 1.46 2005
186 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1.34 1991

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Education > Primary education > Teachers per 1000: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Education > Primary education > Teachers per 1000

  • Libya ranked first for primary education > teachers per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 1991.
  • Lebanon ranked first for primary education > teachers per 1000 amongst Former French colonies in 2005.
  • Iceland ranked first for primary education > teachers per 1000 amongst Christian countries in 2004.
  • Brunei ranked first for primary education > teachers per 1000 amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
  • Seychelles ranked first for primary education > teachers per 1000 amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2004.
  • Iraq ranked #5 for primary education > teachers per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranked first for primary education > teachers per 1000 amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2005.
  • San Marino ranked first for primary education > teachers per 1000 amongst Landlocked countries in 2004.
  • Cuba ranked first for primary education > teachers per 1000 amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2005.
  • Angola ranked last for primary education > teachers per 1000 amongst OPEC countries in 1998.
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