Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Philippines

Philippines: Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers was 4,297 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
4,297
Change on year
up 119.5%
World rank
2nd
of 26 countries
All-time high
4,297
in 2019
All-time low
1,839
in 2007
Years of data
16
2001–2019

Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Philippines, 2001–2019

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2001201020192001: 2.2k2002: 2.3k2003: 2.1k2004: 1.9k2005: 1.9k2006: 1.9k2007: 1.8k2008: 2.0k2009: 2.0k2010: 1.9k2011: 2.0k2012: 2.1k2013: 1.9k2014: 2.0k2018: 2.0k2019: 4.3k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Philippines stood at 4,297. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 119.5% on the previous year and up 112.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Philippines peaked at 4,297 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,839, in 2007.

That places Philippines 2nd out of 26 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Philippines, 2001 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2001 2,223
2002 2,256 +1.5%
2003 2,150 -4.7%
2004 1,892 -12.0%
2005 1,887 -0.3%
2006 1,928 +2.2%
2007 1,839 -4.6%
2008 1,973 +7.3%
2009 2,023 +2.5%
2010 1,884 -6.9%
2011 2,014 +6.9%
2012 2,083 +3.4%
2013 1,903 -8.6%
2014 1,981 +4.1%
2018 1,958 -1.2%
2019 4,297 +119.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,019 1,839 2,256 9
2010s 2,303 1,884 4,297 7

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 1 Brazil 6,123 compare
  2. 3 Jordan 3,667 compare
  3. 4 Chile 3,511 compare
  4. 5 Pakistan 2,483 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Philippines?
Number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Philippines was 4,297 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 4,297 in 2019.
What is the lowest number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 1,839 in 2007.
How does Philippines rank for number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers?
Philippines ranks 2nd out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
Is number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 112.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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.

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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
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