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

Philippines: Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers was 3,400 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3,400
Change on year
up 120.6%
World rank
2nd
of 26 countries
All-time high
4,863
in 2017
All-time low
1,362
in 2007
Years of data
17
2001–2019

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

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2001201020192001: 1.7k2002: 1.8k2003: 1.7k2004: 1.5k2005: 1.5k2006: 1.5k2007: 1.4k2008: 1.5k2009: 1.6k2010: 1.4k2011: 1.5k2012: 1.6k2013: 1.5k2014: 1.5k2017: 4.9k2018: 1.5k2019: 3.4k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Philippines stood at 3,400.

The figure is up 120.6% on the previous year and up 116.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Philippines peaked at 4,863 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,362, 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 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Philippines, 2001 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2001 1,736
2002 1,789 +3.1%
2003 1,662 -7.1%
2004 1,474 -11.3%
2005 1,454 -1.4%
2006 1,508 +3.7%
2007 1,362 -9.7%
2008 1,483 +8.9%
2009 1,573 +6.1%
2010 1,427 -9.3%
2011 1,546 +8.3%
2012 1,634 +5.7%
2013 1,465 -10.3%
2014 1,549 +5.7%
2017 4,863 +213.9%
2018 1,541 -68.3%
2019 3,400 +120.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,560 1,362 1,789 9
2010s 2,178 1,427 4,863 8

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 1 Brazil 4,510 compare
  2. 3 Jordan 2,807 compare
  3. 4 Chile 1,884 compare
  4. 5 Pakistan 1,670 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Philippines?
Number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Philippines was 3,400 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 4,863 in 2017.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 1,362 in 2007.
How does Philippines rank for number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers?
Philippines ranks 2nd out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
Is number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 116.1%. 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 public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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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