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Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers by country

Countries reporting
26
Highest
6,123
Brazil
Lowest
210
Honduras
Median
740
Years covered
21
2000–2020
Data points
289

What the numbers show

Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 6,123 in Brazil; the lowest is 210 in Honduras.

The median across all reporting countries is 740, and the mean is 1,366.

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 685.8%), and the largest decrease in Palestine, State of (down 73.6%).

Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Brazil 6,123 2015 up 60.6% rising
2 Philippines 4,297 2019 up 112.4% rising
3 Jordan 3,667 2016 down 16.5% rising
4 Chile 3,511 2017 up 43.8% rising
5 Pakistan 2,483 2014 up 685.8% volatile
6 Uruguay 2,213 2016 down 36.1% rising
7 Ecuador 1,977 2017 up 86.0% rising
8 Sri Lanka 1,139 2016 up 30.0% rising
9 Mongolia 1,121 2018 up 59.5% rising
10 South Africa 1,073 2020 up 81.2% rising
11 Zambia 857 2015 up 6.3% rising
12 Ethiopia 840 2016 up 121.6% volatile
13 Georgia 784 2013 up 28.5% falling
14 El Salvador 696 2017 up 484.9% volatile
15 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 682 2017 — volatile
16 Costa Rica 644 2012 up 9.3% rising
17 Mauritius 566 2012 up 543.2% volatile
18 Australia 558 2015 up 19.2% rising
19 Dominican Republic 348 2015 up 69.8% rising
20 Palestine, State of 342 2017 down 73.6% falling
21 Russia 312 2016 up 23.8% rising
22 Republic of Moldova 301 2015 up 370.3% volatile
23 Paraguay 282 2010 down 34.4% falling
24 Peru 250 2016 down 31.3% rising
25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 247 2017 down 7.5% falling
26 Honduras 210 2019 down 34.4% volatile

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Indicator
Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 289 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed