Primary education, teachers - Teachers - Education Statistics



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Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Primary education, teachers - Teachers - Education Statistics (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Low & middle income (2008)22,657,581
2Lower middle income (2008)15,571,119
3East Asia & Pacific (developing only) (2007)9,212,834
4China (2008)6,035,510
5High income (2008)5,174,127
6Upper middle income (2008)4,500,967
7South Asia (2004)4,426,610
8India (2004)3,387,905
9Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) (2008)2,963,078
10Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2008)2,904,189
11Low income (2008)2,732,230
12United States (2008)1,802,647
13Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (2008)1,744,879
14Indonesia (2008)1,687,371
15Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2008)1,107,866
16Brazil (2008)773,624
17Mexico (2008)524,517
18Nigeria (2007)466,784
19Pakistan (2008)446,925
20Japan (2008)391,967
21Philippines (2007)390,432
22Egypt (2007)368,785
23Bangladesh (2008)365,925
24Iran (2008)350,525
25Thailand (2008)347,959
26Vietnam (2008)344,853
27Argentina (2007)302,654
28Saudi Arabia (2008)298,644
29Russia (2008)284,789
30Italy (2007)273,113
31Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008)255,594
32United Kingdom (2008)244,391
33Germany (2008)239,761
34South Africa (2007)236,032
35Poland (2007)233,612
36Turkey (1994)233,073
37France (2008)217,428
38Iraq (2005)215,795
39Ethiopia (2008)214,811
40Venezuela (2008)212,425
41Spain (2008)211,320
42Malaysia (2007)205,772
43Peru (2008)184,641
44Colombia (2008)179,806
45Burma (2008)177,331
46Netherlands (1996)169,800
47Algeria (2008)169,701
48Tanzania (2008)164,668
49Uganda (2008)159,516
50South Korea (2008)152,891
51North Korea (2008)152,891
52Kenya (2008)147,596
53Morocco (2008)146,187
54Canada (2000)141,045
55Syria (2008)132,099
56Sudan (2009)123,633
57Uzbekistan (2008)117,652
58Nepal (2008)116,846
59Afghanistan (2008)113,763
60Ghana (2008)112,443
61Yemen (2000)110,127
62Australia (1999)105,469
63Libya (1992)103,791
64Ukraine (2008)99,482
65Cuba (2008)90,677
66Ecuador (2008)90,430
67Madagascar (2008)85,257
68Guatemala (2008)84,980
69Mozambique (2008)76,558
70Cameroon (2008)69,544
71Sri Lanka (2008)69,436
72Chile (2007)66,862
73Dominican Republic (2008)66,539
74Belgium (2008)65,574
75Portugal (2007)64,274
76Zimbabwe (2006)64,001
77Israel (2008)63,550
78Bolivia (2007)62,430
79Greece (2007)62,114
80Sweden (2008)61,220
81Tunisia (2008)59,977
82Kazakhstan (2009)57,962
83Ivory Coast (2008)56,248
84Romania (2008)54,550
85Malawi (1995)49,138
86Cambodia (2008)48,223
87Zambia (2008)48,075
88Senegal (2008)44,416
89Azerbaijan (2008)43,971
90Norway (2004)41,161
91Haiti (1996)41,160
92Switzerland (2008)40,040
93Niger (2009)40,021
94Denmark (2001)39,854
95Jordan (2003)39,441
96Burkina Faso (2009)38,983
97Honduras (2008)38,283
98Hungary (2008)37,844
99Benin (2008)35,938
100Georgia (2008)35,860
101Mali (2008)35,442
102Paraguay (2004)33,434
103Lebanon (2008)32,875
104Nicaragua (2008)32,349
105Rwanda (2008)32,338
106Angola (1998)32,144
107Guinea (2008)30,933
108Ireland (2008)30,697
109Tajikistan (2008)30,530
110El Salvador (2008)30,474
111Sierra Leone (2007)30,239
112Laos (2008)29,541
113Austria (2008)29,017
114Burundi (2007)28,671
115Costa Rica (2008)28,186
116Togo (2007)26,103
117Czech Republic (2008)24,893
118Finland (2008)24,830
119Chad (2008)23,938
120Belarus (2008)23,904
121Hong Kong (2008)23,565
122Uruguay (2007)23,175
123Kuwait (2008)22,895
124Oman (2008)22,869
125New Zealand (2008)22,730
126Liberia (2008)22,610
127Panama (2008)18,364
128Serbia (2008)17,469
129Puerto Rico (1975)17,270
130Kyrgyzstan (2008)16,524
131United Arab Emirates (2007)16,523
132Bulgaria (2008)16,346
133Singapore (2008)15,525
134Papua New Guinea (2006)14,860
135Namibia (2008)13,854
136Slovakia (2008)13,529
137West Bank and Gaza (2008)13,448
138Botswana (2006)13,012
139Somalia (2007)12,870
140Mauritania (2008)12,724
141Republic of the Congo (2008)12,124
142Jamaica (2005)11,793
143Albania (2004)11,653
144Croatia (2007)11,423
145Lesotho (2007)10,841
146Latvia (2008)10,541
147Lithuania (2008)10,441
148Moldova (2008)9,566
149Gabon (2004)7,807
150Mongolia (2008)7,694
151Trinidad and Tobago (2008)7,628
152Swaziland (2007)7,169
153Eritrea (2008)6,626
154Armenia (2007)6,606
155Gambia (2008)6,429
156Qatar (2008)6,248
157Slovenia (2008)6,152
158Estonia (2008)6,141
159Central African Republic (2008)5,827
160Macedonia (2007)5,519
161Mauritius (2008)5,495
162Bahrain (2002)4,953
163Timor-Leste (2008)4,928
164Suriname (2008)4,354
165Guinea-Bissau (2006)4,327
166Guyana (2008)4,204
167Fiji (2008)3,939
168Bhutan (2009)3,929
169Cyprus (2008)3,850
170Comoros (2008)3,685
171Brunei Darussalam (2008)3,595
172Maldives (2008)3,551
173Cape Verde (2008)3,132
174Solomon Islands (1999)3,014
175Luxembourg (2008)2,992
176Equatorial Guinea (2007)2,936
177Iceland (2007)2,919
178Malta (2005)2,570
179Bahamas (2008)2,333
180Belize (2008)2,299
181French Polynesia (1995)2,052
182Barbados (2008)1,698
183Macau (2008)1,671
184Djibouti (2008)1,657
185Vanuatu (2007)1,592
186Sao Tome and Principe (2009)1,291
187Netherlands Antilles (2003)1,145
188Micronesia (2007)1,113
189New Caledonia (1991)1,096
190St. Lucia (2008)978
191Western Samoa (2008)919
192St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2008)916
193Virgin Islands (U.S.) (1992)790
194Tonga (2006)760
195Guam (1985)711
196Antigua and Barbuda (2008)675
197Seychelles (2008)670
198Kiribati (2008)645
199Grenada (2008)615
200Aruba (2008)579
201Bermuda (2006)567
202Marshall Islands (2003)526
203Dominica (2008)500
204American Samoa (1991)475
205Andorra (2008)448
206St. Kitts and Nevis (2008)401
207Liechtenstein (2008)332
208Cayman Islands (2008)309
209San Marino (2008)248
210Palau (2005)153
211Monaco (1995)102
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