Primary education, teachers in IBRD only
IBRD only: Primary education, teachers was 21.35 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in IBRD only, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 21.35 million for primary education, teachers in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in IBRD only peaked at 21.35 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.24 million, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.78 million | 9.24 million | 11.80 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.64 million | 12.28 million | 15.00 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.85 million | 15.18 million | 16.54 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.45 million | 16.64 million | 18.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.55 million | 18.51 million | 20.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.88 million | 20.61 million | 21.35 million | 5 |
More education data for IBRD only
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.34 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 38.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9979 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 87.9% (2024)
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1.56 per 1,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in IBRD only?
- Primary education, teachers in IBRD only was 21.35 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 21.35 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.24 million in 1971.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.