Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers by country
Countries reporting
26
Highest
6,208
Brazil
Lowest
217
Honduras
Median
747
Years covered
21
2000–2020
Data points
289
What the numbers show
Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 6,208 in Brazil; the lowest is 217 in Honduras.
The median across all reporting countries is 747, and the mean is 1,412.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 29.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 653.0%), and the largest decrease in Palestine (down 72.7%).
Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 6,208 | 2015 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 2 | Philippines | 4,333 | 2019 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 3 | Jordan | 3,696 | 2016 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 4 | Chile | 3,648 | 2017 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 2,613 | 2014 | up 653.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Uruguay | 2,416 | 2016 | down 37.1% | rising |
| 7 | Ecuador | 2,059 | 2017 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 8 | Mongolia | 1,272 | 2018 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 1,253 | 2016 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 10 | South Africa | 1,096 | 2020 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 11 | Zambia | 875 | 2015 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 850 | 2016 | up 122.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Georgia | 786 | 2013 | up 26.8% | falling |
| 14 | El Salvador | 708 | 2017 | up 495.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Bolivia | 697 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 671 | 2012 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 17 | Mauritius | 597 | 2012 | up 563.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Australia | 591 | 2015 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 19 | Palestine | 357 | 2017 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 351 | 2015 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 21 | Russia | 323 | 2016 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 22 | Moldova | 303 | 2015 | up 373.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Paraguay | 289 | 2010 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 24 | Peru | 250 | 2016 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 248 | 2017 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 26 | Honduras | 217 | 2019 | down 33.0% | volatile |