Number of teachers in primary education rose 2.56% to 6,527 '000 in China in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of teachers in primary education in China reached an all time high of 6,527 '000 in 2020 and an all time low of 3,487 '000 in 1970.
China has been ranked 1st within the group of 122 countries we follow in terms of number of teachers in primary education.
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 5,889 | 5,933 | 6,046 | 6,202 | 6,364 | |||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 | 236 | 238 | 240 | 245 | 251 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| India | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,399 | 4,140 | 4,373 | ... | 4,339 | |||||||||
| Japan | '000 | 410 | 415 | 417 | 423 | 431 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | '000 | 574 | 574 | 573 | 572 | 572 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | '000 | 428 | 452 | 484 | 520 | 493 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 297 | 301 | 309 | 322 | 316 | ... | ||||||||||||
| South Korea | '000 | 164 | 164 | 165 | 166 | 167 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | '000 | 76.8 | 76.4 | 76.2 | 78.4 | 78.6 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 | 1,714 | ... | 1,769 | ... | 1,697 | ... |
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