Primary education, teachers in Euro area
Euro area: Primary education, teachers was 1.51 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Euro area, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Euro area stood at 1.51 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Euro area peaked at 1.51 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 846,480, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.09 million | 846,480 | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 million | 1.15 million | 1.18 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 million | 1.17 million | 1.25 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 million | 1.28 million | 1.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 million | 1.37 million | 1.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 million | 1.47 million | 1.51 million | 5 |
More education data for Euro area
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 175.75 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 108.0% (2024)
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 1.15 per 1,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Euro area?
- Primary education, teachers in Euro area was 1.51 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 846,480 in 1970.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.