Number of teachers in primary education fell 0.347% to 7.74 '000 in Moldova in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of teachers in primary education in Moldova reached an all time high of 14.2 '000 in 1996 and an all time low of 7.74 '000 in 2020. When compared to Moldova's main peers, number of teachers in primary education in Bulgaria amounted to 22.3 '000, 47.4 '000 in Romania, 323 '000 in Russia and 112 '000 in Ukraine in 2020.
Moldova has been ranked 104th within the group of 122 countries we follow in terms of number of teachers in primary education, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| 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 |
| Bulgaria | '000 | ... | 14.9 | 17.4 | 19.2 | 20.7 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| China | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 5,889 | 5,933 | 6,046 | 6,202 | 6,364 | |||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 | 236 | 238 | 240 | 245 | 251 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Greece | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 66.8 | 69.7 | 69.2 | 70.6 | 74.3 | ... | |||||||||||
| Hungary | '000 | 36.0 | 36.6 | ... | ... | 37.7 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 | 410 | 415 | 417 | 423 | 431 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Moldova | '000 | 7.94 | 7.91 | 7.88 | 7.82 | 7.77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | '000 | ... | ... | 220 | 229 | 226 | 283 | 253 | ... | |||||||||||||
| Romania | '000 | 50.1 | 48.6 | 48.0 | 48.9 | 48.2 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 297 | 301 | 309 | 322 | 316 | ... | ||||||||||||
| Serbia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.3 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.8 | ||||||||||
| Turkey | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 295 | 303 | 293 | 297 | 301 | ... | ||||
| USA | '000 | 1,714 | ... | 1,769 | ... | 1,697 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | '000 | 124 | 125 | 127 | 129 | 108 |
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