Based on a comparison of 142 countries in 2021, China ranked the highest in number of teachers in primary education with 6,683 '000 followed by India and USA. On the other end of the scale was Monaco with 0.182 '000, Liechtenstein with 0.279 '000 and Cayman Islands with 0.347 '000.
Data for more countries are available at Number of Teachers (Primary Education) indicator page.
| Number of Teachers (Primary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 528 | 548 | 574 | 577 | 722 | ||||||||||||
| Brazil | '000 | ... | 792 | 793 | 796 | 799 | 784 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| China | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 5,889 | 5,933 | 6,046 | 6,202 | 6,364 | |||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 415 | ... | ... | 544 | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Egypt | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 510 | 511 | 534 | 531 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| India | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,399 | 4,140 | 4,373 | ... | 4,339 | |||||||||
| Indonesia | '000 | 1,695 | 2,107 | 1,827 | 1,727 | 1,772 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 | 410 | 415 | 417 | 423 | 431 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | '000 | 574 | 574 | 573 | 572 | 572 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 523 | 453 | 480 | 914 | 1,001 | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Pakistan | '000 | 428 | 452 | 484 | 520 | 493 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Philippines | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 478 | 493 | 483 | 496 | 514 | ... | ||||||||||||
| USA | '000 | 1,714 | ... | 1,769 | ... | 1,697 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 | 392 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 391 |
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