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Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 19.62 | 1991 | ||
| 2 | Brunei | 12.36 | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 10.09 | 2003 | ||
| 4 | Iceland | 10.07 | 2004 | ||
| 5 | American Samoa | 9.82 | 1991 | ||
| 6 | Maldives | 9.68 | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Vanuatu | 9.39 | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Israel | 9.16 | 2004 | ||
| 9 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9.14 | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Norway | 8.96 | 2004 | ||
| 11 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.95 | 2000 | ||
| 12 | Bermuda | 8.9 | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Grenada | 8.83 | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Tonga | 8.26 | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Belize | 8.01 | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Lebanon | 7.96 | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Seychelles | 7.94 | 2004 | ||
| 18 | Iraq | 7.88 | 2005 | ||
| 19 | San Marino | 7.78 | 2004 | ||
| 20 | Cuba | 7.69 | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Qatar | 7.67 | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Jordan | 7.64 | 2003 | ||
| 23 | Sweden | 7.6 | 2004 | ||
| 24 | Liechtenstein | 7.55 | 2004 | ||
| 25 | Solomon Islands | 7.51 | 1999 | ||
| 26 | Denmark | 7.44 | 2001 | ||
| 27 | Dominica | 7.36 | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.33 | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Kuwait | 7.32 | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Kiribati | 7.23 | 2005 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 7.2 | 1991 | |||
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 7.16 | 1991 | ||
| 32 | Argentina | 7.1 | 2003 | ||
| 33 | Suriname | 7.05 | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Bolivia | 7.01 | 2004 | ||
| 35 | Malaysia | 7.01 | 2003 | ||
| 36 | The Bahamas | 7.01 | 2005 | ||
| 37 | Samoa | 6.96 | 2004 | ||
| 38 | Venezuela | 6.9 | 2005 | ||
| 39 | Botswana | 6.86 | 2004 | ||
| 40 | Peru | 6.78 | 2004 | ||
| 41 | Bahrain | 6.76 | 2002 | ||
| 42 | Syria | 6.75 | 2002 | ||
| 43 | Cape Verde | 6.66 | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Luxembourg | 6.55 | 2004 | ||
| 45 | Indonesia | 6.54 | 2004 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 6.5 | 2002 | |||
| 46 | Saint Lucia | 6.49 | 2005 | ||
| 47 | Palau | 6.47 | 2000 | ||
| 48 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.4 | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Ecuador | 6.28 | 2005 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 6.26 | 2002 | |||
| 50 | Portugal | 6.24 | 2004 | ||
| 51 | Belgium | 6.19 | 2004 | ||
| 52 | Swaziland | 6.17 | 2004 | ||
| 53 | Ireland | 6.09 | 2004 | ||
| 54 | Yemen | 6.06 | 2004 | ||
| 55 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.04 | 2005 | ||
| 56 | Namibia | 6.01 | 2005 | ||
| 57 | Tunisia | 6 | 2004 | ||
| 58 | Oman | 5.98 | 2001 | ||
| 59 | Guatemala | 5.96 | 2005 | ||
| 60 | Poland | 5.92 | 2004 | ||
| 61 | Paraguay | 5.91 | 2003 | ||
| 62 | United States | 5.9 | 2004 | ||
| 63 | Costa Rica | 5.88 | 2005 | ||
| 64 | El Salvador | 5.82 | 2005 | ||
| 65 | Gabon | 5.8 | 2004 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 5.72 | 2002 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 5.69 | 2003 | |||
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 5.67 | 2005 | ||
| 67 | Estonia | 5.67 | 2002 | ||
| 68 | Aruba | 5.67 | 2005 | ||
| 69 | Honduras | 5.65 | 2004 | ||
| 70 | Australia | 5.57 | 1999 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 5.55 | 2003 | |||
| 71 | Guyana | 5.5 | 2004 | ||
| 72 | Iran | 5.42 | 2005 | ||
| 73 | Barbados | 5.37 | 2005 | ||
| 74 | Togo | 5.36 | 2005 | ||
| 75 | Greece | 5.28 | 2004 | ||
| 76 | Uruguay | 5.28 | 2003 | ||
| 77 | New Zealand | 5.28 | 2004 | ||
| 78 | Panama | 5.27 | 2005 | ||
| 79 | Lesotho | 5.27 | 2005 | ||
| 80 | Cayman Islands | 5.2 | 2005 | ||
| 81 | Nicaragua | 5.16 | 2005 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 5.16 | 2004 | |||
| 82 | Egypt | 5.14 | 2004 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 5.13 | 2003 | |||
| 83 | Comoros | 5.08 | 2005 | ||
| 84 | Algeria | 5.05 | 2005 | ||
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 5.03 | 2005 | ||
| 86 | Uganda | 4.99 | 2005 | ||
| 87 | Morocco | 4.93 | 2005 | ||
| 88 | Bhutan | 4.92 | 2005 | ||
| 89 | Fiji | 4.91 | 2005 | ||
| 90 | Laos | 4.89 | 2005 | ||
| 91 | Zimbabwe | 4.83 | 2003 | ||
| 92 | Brazil | 4.83 | 2003 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 4.79 | 2001 | |||
| 93 | Tajikistan | 4.78 | 2005 | ||
| 94 | Mexico | 4.75 | 2004 | ||
| 95 | Finland | 4.65 | 2004 | ||
| 96 | Thailand | 4.63 | 2003 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 4.61 | 2003 | |||
| 97 | Jamaica | 4.56 | 2004 | ||
| 98 | Canada | 4.54 | 2001 | ||
| 99 | Liberia | 4.48 | 2000 | ||
| 100 | Italy | 4.48 | 2004 | ||
| 101 | South Africa | 4.48 | 2004 | ||
| 102 | Philippines | 4.48 | 2004 | ||
| 103 | Mauritius | 4.45 | 2005 | ||
| 104 | China | 4.43 | 2004 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 4.43 | 1991 | |||
| 105 | Andorra | 4.38 | 2005 | ||
| 106 | Zambia | 4.38 | 2005 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 4.38 | 2003 | |||
| 107 | Vietnam | 4.38 | 2005 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 4.35 | 2004 | |||
| 108 | Colombia | 4.33 | 2005 | ||
| 109 | United Kingdom | 4.33 | 2004 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 4.29 | 2004 | |||
| 110 | Kenya | 4.29 | 2005 | ||
| 111 | Nigeria | 4.29 | 2005 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 4.23 | 2002 | |||
| 112 | Hungary | 4.22 | 2004 | ||
| 113 | Spain | 4.2 | 2004 | ||
| 114 | Netherlands | 4.18 | 1991 | ||
| 115 | Ghana | 4.17 | 2005 | ||
| 116 | United Arab Emirates | 4.16 | 2005 | ||
| 117 | Malta | 4.12 | 2004 | ||
| 118 | Turkey | 4.11 | 1991 | ||
| 119 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.06 | 2003 | ||
| 120 | Nepal | 4.01 | 2005 | ||
| 121 | Chile | 3.98 | 2004 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 3.96 | 2004 | |||
| 122 | Monaco | 3.93 | 2004 | ||
| 123 | Kazakhstan | 3.91 | 2005 | ||
| 124 | Georgia | 3.81 | 2003 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 3.8 | 2002 | |||
| 125 | Cambodia | 3.79 | 2005 | ||
| 126 | Sierra Leone | 3.77 | 2005 | ||
| 127 | Sudan | 3.74 | 2005 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 3.7 | 2001 | |||
| 128 | Sri Lanka | 3.69 | 2004 | ||
| 129 | Madagascar | 3.67 | 2005 | ||
| 130 | Albania | 3.62 | 2004 | ||
| 131 | Hong Kong | 3.61 | 2005 | ||
| 132 | East Timor | 3.6 | 2005 | ||
| 133 | The Gambia | 3.56 | 2004 | ||
| 134 | Uzbekistan | 3.52 | 1991 | ||
| 135 | Mauritania | 3.5 | 2005 | ||
| 136 | Tanzania | 3.48 | 2005 | ||
| 137 | Austria | 3.47 | 2004 | ||
| 138 | Cyprus | 3.45 | 2004 | ||
| 139 | Benin | 3.44 | 2005 | ||
| 140 | Macau | 3.44 | 2005 | ||
| 141 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.43 | 2005 | ||
| 142 | Cameroon | 3.43 | 2005 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 3.4 | 2003 | |||
| 143 | Lithuania | 3.37 | 2004 | ||
| 144 | Haiti | 3.32 | 1991 | ||
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | 3.31 | 2003 | ||
| 146 | France | 3.24 | 2004 | ||
| 147 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.19 | 2003 | ||
| 148 | Burma | 3.19 | 2005 | ||
| 149 | Singapore | 3.14 | 1991 | ||
| 150 | Slovenia | 3.1 | 2004 | ||
| 151 | Latvia | 3.08 | 2004 | ||
| 152 | Senegal | 3.07 | 2005 | ||
| 153 | India | 3.05 | 2004 | ||
| 154 | Japan | 2.97 | 2004 | ||
| 155 | South Korea | 2.95 | 2005 | ||
| 156 | Rwanda | 2.95 | 2005 | ||
| 157 | Czech Republic | 2.93 | 2004 | ||
| 158 | Mongolia | 2.9 | 2005 | ||
| 159 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.86 | 2003 | ||
| 160 | Moldova | 2.85 | 2005 | ||
| 161 | Pakistan | 2.85 | 2005 | ||
| 162 | Mozambique | 2.83 | 2005 | ||
| 163 | Germany | 2.82 | 2004 | ||
| 164 | Guinea | 2.81 | 2005 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 2.79 | 2004 | |||
| 165 | Burundi | 2.74 | 2005 | ||
| 166 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.7 | 2001 | ||
| 167 | Slovakia | 2.68 | 2004 | ||
| 168 | Romania | 2.65 | 2004 | ||
| 169 | Bangladesh | 2.5 | 2004 | ||
| 170 | Belarus | 2.45 | 2005 | ||
| 171 | Angola | 2.45 | 1998 | ||
| 172 | Croatia | 2.44 | 2003 | ||
| 173 | Bulgaria | 2.41 | 2004 | ||
| 174 | Malawi | 2.38 | 1991 | ||
| 175 | Mali | 2.32 | 2005 | ||
| 176 | Russia | 2.23 | 2004 | ||
| 177 | Ukraine | 2.21 | 2005 | ||
| 178 | Afghanistan | 2.08 | 2005 | ||
| 179 | Burkina Faso | 2.01 | 2005 | ||
| 180 | Chad | 2 | 2005 | ||
| 181 | Armenia | 1.96 | 2005 | ||
| 182 | Djibouti | 1.89 | 2005 | ||
| 183 | Niger | 1.85 | 2005 | ||
| 184 | Eritrea | 1.64 | 2005 | ||
| 185 | Ethiopia | 1.46 | 2005 | ||
| 186 | Central African Republic | 1.34 | 1991 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Education > Primary education > Teachers per 1000
- Libya ranked first for primary education > teachers per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 1991.
- Lebanon ranked first for primary education > teachers per 1000 amongst Former French colonies in 2005.
- Iceland ranked first for primary education > teachers per 1000 amongst Christian countries in 2004.
- Brunei ranked first for primary education > teachers per 1000 amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
- Seychelles ranked first for primary education > teachers per 1000 amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2004.
- Iraq ranked #5 for primary education > teachers per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranked first for primary education > teachers per 1000 amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2005.
- San Marino ranked first for primary education > teachers per 1000 amongst Landlocked countries in 2004.
- Cuba ranked first for primary education > teachers per 1000 amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2005.
- Angola ranked last for primary education > teachers per 1000 amongst OPEC countries in 1998.