Primary education, teachers in United States
United States: Primary education, teachers was 1.78 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in United States, 1984–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
United States recorded 1.78 million for primary education, teachers in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in United States peaked at 1.78 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.41 million, in 1985.
That places United States 3rd out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.42 million | 1.41 million | 1.43 million | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.48 million | 1.43 million | 1.58 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.73 million | 1.69 million | 1.77 million | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.75 million | 1.69 million | 1.78 million | 4 |
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More education data for United States
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.0% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.0% (2022)
- Labor force, total 174.83 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9951 GPI (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in United States?
- Primary education, teachers in United States was 1.78 million in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 million in 1985.
- How does United States rank for primary education, teachers?
- United States ranks 3rd out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.