In 2020, the number of teachers in primary education in China amounted to approximately 6.5 million. In comparison, there were approximately 2.5 thousand primary education teachers in Macao that year.
Number of teachers in primary education in the Asia-Pacific region from 2018 to 2020, by country (in 1,000s)
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Statistics on Primary and secondary education in the Asia-Pacific region
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Highest youth literacy rates APAC 2018-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Adult literacy rates APAC 2018-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Number of illiterate adults APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Share of women in the illiterate population in APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Compulsory school age population size APAC 2011-2019, by subregion
- Premium Statistic Duration of compulsory education APAC 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Duration of free primary and secondary education APAC 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Expected years of school APAC 2020, by country
Teachers
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- Premium Statistic Number of teachers in primary education APAC 2018-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Pupil to teacher ratio in primary education APAC 2018-2020, by country or region
- Premium Statistic Number of teachers in secondary education APAC 2018-2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Pupil to teacher ratio in secondary education APAC 2018-2020, by country
Enrollment
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- Premium Statistic Net enrollment rate for primary education APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Female enrollment rate for primary education APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Male enrollment rate for primary education APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Enrollment rate for private primary education APAC 2018-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Net enrollment rate for secondary education APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Female and male enrollment rate for lower secondary school APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Female and male enrollment rate for upper secondary school APAC 2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Enrollment rate for private secondary education APAC 2018-2020, by country
Completion
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- Premium Statistic Primary school completion rate APAC 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Female primary school completion rate APAC 2018-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Primary school completion rate of males APAC 2018-2019, by country or region
- Premium Statistic Secondary school completion rate APAC 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Lower secondary completion rate among female and male students APAC 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Upper secondary completion rate among female and male students APAC 2020, by country
Post-secondary education
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COVID-19 impact
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Further related statistics
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- Enrollment rate for private primary education APAC 2018-2020, by country
- Share of female primary education teachers Malaysia 2010-2019
- Share of female primary education teachers Vietnam 2010-2020
- Share of female primary education teachers Pakistan 2012-2019
- Share of female primary education teachers Nepal 2011-2020
- Share of female primary education teachers Bhutan 2011-2021
- Share of female primary education teachers APAC 2019-2020, by country or region
- Number of primary school teachers in Singapore 1960-2021
- Net enrollment rate for primary education APAC 2018, by country
- Length of service of primary school principals in Singapore 2021
- Enrollment rate for private secondary education APAC 2018-2020, by country
- Pupil to teacher ratio in primary education APAC 2018-2020, by country or region
- Private and charter schools provide better education in the U.S. by gender 2018
- Female enrollment rate for primary education APAC 2018, by country
- Number of private primary schools in France 2005-2021
- Share of grade level enrolment in schools India 2019, by type
- Number of schools in South Africa 2017-2021, by province
- Highest share of private schools India 2019, by state
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- Enrollment rate for private primary education APAC 2018-2020, by country
- Share of female primary education teachers Malaysia 2010-2019
- Share of female primary education teachers Vietnam 2010-2020
- Share of female primary education teachers Pakistan 2012-2019
- Share of female primary education teachers Nepal 2011-2020
- Share of female primary education teachers Bhutan 2011-2021
- Share of female primary education teachers APAC 2019-2020, by country or region
- Number of primary school teachers in Singapore 1960-2021
- Net enrollment rate for primary education APAC 2018, by country
- Length of service of primary school principals in Singapore 2021
- Enrollment rate for private secondary education APAC 2018-2020, by country
- Pupil to teacher ratio in primary education APAC 2018-2020, by country or region
- Private and charter schools provide better education in the U.S. by gender 2018
- Female enrollment rate for primary education APAC 2018, by country
- Number of private primary schools in France 2005-2021
- Share of grade level enrolment in schools India 2019, by type
- Number of schools in South Africa 2017-2021, by province
- Highest share of private schools India 2019, by state
World Bank. (October 28, 2021). Number of teachers in primary education in the Asia-Pacific region from 2018 to 2020, by country (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/641357/asia-pacific-number-of-teachers-in-primary-education-by-country/
World Bank. "Number of teachers in primary education in the Asia-Pacific region from 2018 to 2020, by country (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/641357/asia-pacific-number-of-teachers-in-primary-education-by-country/
World Bank. (2021). Number of teachers in primary education in the Asia-Pacific region from 2018 to 2020, by country (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/641357/asia-pacific-number-of-teachers-in-primary-education-by-country/
World Bank. "Number of Teachers in Primary Education in The Asia-pacific Region from 2018 to 2020, by Country (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/641357/asia-pacific-number-of-teachers-in-primary-education-by-country/
World Bank, Number of teachers in primary education in the Asia-Pacific region from 2018 to 2020, by country (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/641357/asia-pacific-number-of-teachers-in-primary-education-by-country/ (last visited March 30, 2023)
Number of teachers in primary education in the Asia-Pacific region from 2018 to 2020, by country (in 1,000s) [Graph], World Bank, October 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/641357/asia-pacific-number-of-teachers-in-primary-education-by-country/