Number of employed employees, by industry: Education by country
Countries reporting
30
Highest
17,971
Colombia
Lowest
112
South Africa
Median
1,036
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
334
What the numbers show
Number of employed employees, by industry: Education is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 17,971 in Colombia; the lowest is 112 in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,036, and the mean is 2,578.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 160.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Moldova (up 347.8%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 84.0%).
Number of employed employees, by industry: Education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 17,971 | 2017 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Brazil | 10,204 | 2015 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 3 | Chile | 7,452 | 2017 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 5,941 | 2020 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 5 | Jordan | 5,182 | 2016 | down 27.1% | rising |
| 6 | Philippines | 4,271 | 2019 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Morocco | 3,068 | 2009 | — | rising |
| 8 | Uruguay | 2,684 | 2017 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 2,420 | 2017 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 2,003 | 2016 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 11 | Peru | 1,725 | 2017 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 12 | Armenia | 1,618 | 2021 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 1,300 | 2016 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 14 | Bolivia | 1,048 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 15 | Zambia | 1,044 | 2015 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 16 | Guatemala | 1,029 | 2017 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 1,012 | 2015 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 18 | Australia | 1,010 | 2015 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 19 | Ukraine | 944 | 2013 | up 15.1% | flat |
| 20 | El Salvador | 905 | 2014 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 21 | Mauritius | 889 | 2012 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 22 | Moldova | 609 | 2015 | up 347.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 526 | 2019 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 24 | Palestine | 479 | 2017 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Argentina | 395 | 2014 | down 84.0% | falling |
| 26 | Paraguay | 392 | 2010 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 27 | Russia | 382 | 2011 | up 137.3% | rising |
| 28 | Honduras | 375 | 2016 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 353 | 2016 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 30 | South Africa | 112 | 2020 | down 43.1% | volatile |