Number of teachers in primary education fell 6.63% to 65.4 '000 in Jordan in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of teachers in primary education in Jordan reached an all time high of 70.1 '000 in 2019 and an all time low of 7.15 '000 in 1971.
Jordan has been ranked 51st within the group of 122 countries we follow in terms of number of teachers in primary education, 51 places below 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 |
| Egypt | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 510 | 511 | 534 | 531 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Iran | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 286 | 293 | 286 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Iraq | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Israel | '000 | 73.1 | 74.3 | ... | 77.4 | 78.9 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Jordan | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 57.2 | 52.6 | 61.2 | 70.1 | |||||
| Kuwait | '000 | 29.8 | 30.6 | 31.1 | 31.5 | 33.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | '000 | ... | 40.0 | 40.3 | ... | 40.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 321 | 287 | 264 | 239 | 231 | |||||||||||
| Syria | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Turkey | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 295 | 303 | 293 | 297 | 301 | ... | ||||
| United Arab Emirates | '000 | ... | 19.5 | 19.1 | ... | ... | 29.8 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Yemen | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 145 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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