Education > Teachers as percentage of labor force: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	IcelandIceland	7.8%	1999
2	TunisiaTunisia	6.6%	1999
3	HungaryHungary	6.2%	1999
4	ArgentinaArgentina	5.9%	1999
=5	SpainSpain	5.2%	1999
=5	NorwayNorway	5.2%	1999
=7	PeruPeru	4.9%	1999
=7	MexicoMexico	4.9%	1999
=9	IrelandIreland	4.7%	1999
=9	AustriaAustria	4.7%	1999
=9	ItalyItaly	4.7%	1999
=9	New ZealandNew Zealand	4.7%	1999
13	FranceFrance	4.5%	1999
14	FinlandFinland	4.3%	1999
=15	MalaysiaMalaysia	4.2%	1999
=15	United StatesUnited States	4.2%	1999
=15	SwedenSweden	4.2%	1999
=15	UruguayUruguay	4.2%	1999
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	3.94%	1999
=19	BrazilBrazil	3.9%	1999
=19	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	3.9%	1999
=19	GermanyGermany	3.9%	1999
22	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	3.8%	1999
=23	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	3.7%	1999
=23	LuxembourgLuxembourg	3.7%	1999
=23	AustraliaAustralia	3.7%	1999
=26	CanadaCanada	3.5%	1999
=26	ParaguayParaguay	3.5%	1999
28	TurkeyTurkey	3.4%	1999
29	ZimbabweZimbabwe	3.1%	1999
=30	ThailandThailand	3%	1999
=30	JapanJapan	3%	1999
=30	IndonesiaIndonesia	3%	1999
33	PhilippinesPhilippines	2.9%	1999
34	ChileChile	2.4%	1999
=35	DenmarkDenmark	0.0	1999
=35	NetherlandsNetherlands	0.0	1999

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Italy ranked first for teachers as percentage of labor force amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 1999.
Iceland ranked first for teachers as percentage of labor force amongst High income OECD countries in 1999.
8 of the top 9 countries by teachers as percentage of labor force are Christian.
Austria ranked first for teachers as percentage of labor force amongst Non-religious countries in 1999.
Canada ranked last for teachers as percentage of labor force amongst English speaking countries in 1999.
Hungary ranked first for teachers as percentage of labor force amongst European Union in 1999.
Spain ranked first for teachers as percentage of labor force amongst Eurozone in 1999.
Netherlands ranked second last for teachers as percentage of labor force amongst NATO countries in 1999.
Argentina ranked first for teachers as percentage of labor force amongst Catholic countries in 1999.
Philippines ranked second last for teachers as percentage of labor force amongst Emerging markets in 1999.