Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers was 840 in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
840
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
12th
of 26 countries
All-time high
1,368
in 2013
All-time low
80
in 2000
Years of data
13
2000–2016

Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Ethiopia, 2000–2016

05001.0k1.5k2000200820162000: 802003: 2082004: 1872005: 9122006: 3792009: 8402010: 8792011: 8442012: 8782013: 1.4k2014: 6012015: 8042016: 840

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Ethiopia is 840, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 121.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Ethiopia peaked at 1,368 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 80, in 2000.

That places Ethiopia 12th out of 26 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Ethiopia, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 80
2003 208 +160.0%
2004 187 -10.1%
2005 912 +387.7%
2006 379 -58.4%
2009 840 +121.6%
2010 879 +4.6%
2011 844 -4.0%
2012 878 +4.0%
2013 1,368 +55.8%
2014 601 -56.1%
2015 804 +33.8%
2016 840 +4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 434.33 80 912 6
2010s 887.71 601 1,368 7

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 9 Mongolia 1,121 compare
  2. 10 South Africa 1,073 compare
  3. 11 Zambia 857 compare
  4. 13 Georgia 784 compare
  5. 14 El Salvador 696 compare
  6. 15 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 682 compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

More reference data data for Ethiopia

All data for Ethiopia →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Ethiopia?
Number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Ethiopia was 840 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 1,368 in 2013.
What is the lowest number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 80 in 2000.
How does Ethiopia rank for number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers?
Ethiopia ranks 12th out of 26 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 121.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Ethiopia. Statizoid. Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-paid-employees-by-occupation-teachers/ethiopia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-paid-employees-by-occupation-teachers/ethiopia/">Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Ethiopia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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