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Teachers as percentage of labor force by country. Definition, graph and map.
 

Education Statistics > Teachers as percentage of labor force (most recent) by country


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Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1   Iceland: 7.8% 
# 2   Tunisia: 6.6% 
# 3   Hungary: 6.2% 
# 4   Argentina: 5.9% 
= 5   Norway: 5.2% 
= 5   Spain: 5.2% 
= 7   Peru: 4.9% 
= 7   Mexico: 4.9% 
= 9   Ireland: 4.7% 
= 9   New Zealand: 4.7% 
= 9   Italy: 4.7% 
= 9   Austria: 4.7% 
# 13   France: 4.5% 
# 14   Finland: 4.3% 
= 15   Sweden: 4.2% 
= 15   Malaysia: 4.2% 
= 15   United States: 4.2% 
= 15   Uruguay: 4.2% 
= 19   Brazil: 3.9% 
= 19   Germany: 3.9% 
= 19   Switzerland: 3.9% 
# 22   United Kingdom: 3.8% 
= 23   Luxembourg: 3.7% 
= 23   Australia: 3.7% 
= 23   Czech Republic: 3.7% 
= 26   Canada: 3.5% 
= 26   Paraguay: 3.5% 
# 28   Turkey: 3.4% 
# 29   Zimbabwe: 3.1% 
= 30   Indonesia: 3% 
= 30   Japan: 3% 
= 30   Thailand: 3% 
# 33   Philippines: 2.9% 
# 34   Chile: 2.4% 
= 35   Denmark: 0% 
= 35   Netherlands: 0% 
Weighted average: 4.0%  



DEFINITION: The percentage share of the total labor force who are classroom, academic staff, and other teachers. Data for 1999.

SOURCE: UNESCO Institute of Statistics via NationMaster

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