Number of teachers in primary education fell 4.71% to 2,141 '000 in the European Union in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of teachers in primary education in the European Union reached an all time high of 2,257 '000 in 2018 and an all time low of 1,963 '000 in 1984.
European Union has been ranked th 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 |
| Canada | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 5,889 | 5,933 | 6,046 | 6,202 | 6,364 | |||||||||||||
| European Union | '000 | 2,137 | 2,196 | 2,217 | 2,257 | 2,247 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 297 | 301 | 309 | 322 | 316 | ... | ||||||||||||
| South Korea | '000 | 164 | 164 | 165 | 166 | 167 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 | 1,714 | ... | 1,769 | ... | 1,697 | ... |
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