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Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers by country

Countries reporting
26
Highest
4,510
Brazil
Lowest
19
Paraguay
Median
632.5
Years covered
21
2000–2020
Data points
290

What the numbers show

Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 4,510 in Brazil; the lowest is 19 in Paraguay.

The median across all reporting countries is 632.5, and the mean is 1,027.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 237.

Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritius (up 966.7%), and the largest decrease in Paraguay (down 94.9%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Brazil 4,510 2015 up 61.8% rising
2 Philippines 3,400 2019 up 116.1% rising
3 Jordan 2,807 2016 down 26.0% rising
4 Chile 1,884 2017 up 95.0% rising
5 Pakistan 1,670 2014 up 549.8% volatile
6 Ecuador 1,633 2017 up 97.5% rising
7 Uruguay 1,632 2016 down 40.5% rising
8 Mongolia 1,030 2018 up 58.2% rising
9 South Africa 931 2020 up 145.0% volatile
10 Sri Lanka 895 2016 up 23.3% rising
11 Ethiopia 746 2016 up 131.0% volatile
12 Zambia 738 2015 up 1.2% rising
13 Georgia 702 2013 up 22.1% falling
14 Costa Rica 563 2012 up 11.5% rising
15 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 559 2017 — volatile
16 El Salvador 533 2017 up 534.5% volatile
17 Australia 396 2015 down 6.6% flat
18 Republic of Moldova 295 2015 up 391.7% volatile
19 Russian Federation 294 2016 up 24.1% rising
20 Mauritius 288 2012 up 966.7% volatile
21 Dominican Republic 287 2015 up 96.6% rising
22 Palestine, State of 262 2017 down 77.3% falling
23 Peru 250 2016 down 18.3% rising
24 Bosnia and Herzegovina 224 2017 down 14.2% falling
25 Honduras 144 2019 down 34.8% volatile
26 Paraguay 19 2010 down 94.9% falling

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 290 data points, 2000–2020
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