Number of teachers in primary education fell 0.876% to 211 '000 in Peru in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of teachers in primary education in Peru reached an all time high of 213 '000 in 2019 and an all time low of 66.0 '000 in 1970. When compared to Peru's main peers, number of teachers in primary education in Bolivia amounted to 76.5 '000, 775 '000 in Brazil, 90.4 '000 in Chile and 176 '000 in Colombia in 2020.
Peru has been ranked 21st within the group of 122 countries we follow in terms of number of teachers in primary education, 3 places 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 |
| Argentina | '000 | ... | 276 | 57.5 | 280 | 224 | 290 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Bolivia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 79.1 | 78.7 | 77.8 | 77.5 | 76.5 | ... | ||||||||||
| Brazil | '000 | ... | 792 | 793 | 796 | 799 | 784 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Chile | '000 | ... | 80.4 | 83.0 | 85.1 | 88.1 | 91.7 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Colombia | '000 | ... | 185 | 183 | 184 | ... | 185 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Peru | '000 | 195 | 195 | 198 | 207 | 213 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | '000 | 26.9 | 27.8 | 27.6 | 27.8 | 25.1 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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