AllPrimary education, teachers
Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.
- #4 🇩🇿 Algeria 247,748
- #5 🇳🇵 Nepal 157,456
- #6 🇵🇱 Poland 135,357
- #7 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 130,601
- #8 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 113,317
- #9 🇧🇮 Burundi 43,226
- #10 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 26,847
- #11 🇱🇦 Laos 21,845
- #12 🇬🇲 Gambia 13,495
- #13 🇹🇻 Tuvalu 107
- #14 🇳🇷 Nauru 66
1
🇮🇳India
5,190,989
2
🇮🇩Indonesia
1,509,890
3
🇹🇭Thailand
305,368
4
🇩🇿Algeria
247,748
5
🇳🇵Nepal
157,456
6
🇵🇱Poland
135,357
7
🇺🇿Uzbekistan
130,601
8
🇰🇿Kazakhstan
113,317
9
🇧🇮Burundi
43,226
10
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan
26,847
11
🇱🇦Laos
21,845
12
🇬🇲Gambia
13,495
13
🇹🇻Tuvalu
107
14
🇳🇷Nauru
66
Highlights
As of 2025, India ranks first with 5,190,989, followed by Indonesia (1,509,890) and Thailand (305,368).
India is 3.4 times higher than Indonesia, the runner-up.
Across 14 countries and territories, values run from 5,190,989 (India) to 66 (Nauru), with a median of 121,959.
By region, the top 10 is made up of 7 from Asia, 2 from Africa and 1 from Europe.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Primary education, teachers, 2025. Unit: indicator value.
Source: World Bank Open Data — Primary education, teachers · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026