Number of paid employees, by industry: Education by country
Countries reporting
30
Highest
14,446
Colombia
Lowest
89
South Africa
Median
968
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
334
What the numbers show
Number of paid employees, by industry: Education is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 14,446 in Colombia; the lowest is 89 in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 968, and the mean is 2,356.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 162.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 345.6%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 83.9%).
Number of paid employees, by industry: Education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 14,446 | 2017 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Brazil | 9,714 | 2015 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 3 | Chile | 7,210 | 2017 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 5,626 | 2020 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 5 | Jordan | 5,122 | 2016 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 6 | Philippines | 4,210 | 2019 | up 121.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Morocco | 2,954 | 2009 | — | rising |
| 8 | Uruguay | 2,482 | 2017 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 2,312 | 2017 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 1,971 | 2016 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 11 | Armenia | 1,568 | 2021 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Peru | 1,529 | 2017 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 1,157 | 2016 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 14 | Zambia | 1,013 | 2015 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 972 | 2015 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 964 | 2015 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 17 | Ukraine | 944 | 2013 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 18 | Guatemala | 921 | 2017 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 19 | El Salvador | 889 | 2014 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 20 | Mauritius | 842 | 2012 | up 81.9% | rising |
| 21 | Republic of Moldova | 606 | 2015 | up 345.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 503 | 2019 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 23 | Palestine, State of | 458 | 2017 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 375 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 25 | Argentina | 374 | 2014 | down 83.9% | falling |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 367 | 2011 | up 149.7% | rising |
| 27 | Paraguay | 365 | 2010 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 27 | Honduras | 365 | 2016 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 347 | 2016 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 30 | South Africa | 89 | 2020 | down 45.4% | volatile |