Number of teachers in primary education rose 2.77% to 29.3 '000 in Hong Kong in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of teachers in primary education in Hong Kong reached an all time high of 29.3 '000 in 2020 and an all time low of 17.9 '000 in 1982.
Hong Kong has been ranked 74th within the group of 122 countries we follow in terms of number of teachers in primary education, 14 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 |
| Cambodia | '000 | 44.3 | 44.9 | 46.1 | 46.2 | 51.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 5,889 | 5,933 | 6,046 | 6,202 | 6,364 | |||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | '000 | 24.3 | 24.9 | 25.6 | 27.4 | 28.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,399 | 4,140 | 4,373 | ... | 4,339 | |||||||||
| Indonesia | '000 | 1,695 | 2,107 | 1,827 | 1,727 | 1,772 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Japan | '000 | 410 | 415 | 417 | 423 | 431 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Laos | '000 | 35.2 | 36.1 | 36.2 | 35.2 | 35.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | '000 | 270 | 267 | 265 | 259 | 251 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Philippines | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 478 | 493 | 483 | 496 | 514 | ... | ||||||||||||
| Russia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 297 | 301 | 309 | 322 | 316 | ... | ||||||||||||
| Singapore | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.9 | 15.7 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 16.5 | ... | |||||
| Taiwan | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 301 | 304 | 293 | ... | 378 | |||||||||||||
| USA | '000 | 1,714 | ... | 1,769 | ... | 1,697 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 | 392 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 391 |
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