Number of teachers in primary education fell 6.06% to 109 '000 in Guatemala in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of teachers in primary education in Guatemala reached an all time high of 117 '000 in 2018 and an all time low of 14.1 '000 in 1970.
Guatemala has been ranked 33rd within the group of 122 countries we follow in terms of number of teachers in primary education, 6 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 |
| Belize | '000 | ... | 2.55 | 2.55 | 2.63 | 2.57 | 2.62 | |||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | '000 | ... | 37.3 | 39.7 | 40.6 | 39.6 | 42.7 | |||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | '000 | ... | ... | 25.0 | 25.2 | 24.0 | 24.6 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Guatemala | '000 | ... | 98.2 | 108 | 116 | 117 | 116 | |||||||||||||||
| Honduras | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39.6 | 40.4 | 43.9 | ... | 44.0 | |||||||||
| Mexico | '000 | 574 | 574 | 573 | 572 | 572 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | '000 | ... | ... | 28.3 | 30.8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| USA | '000 | 1,714 | ... | 1,769 | ... | 1,697 | ... |
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