Classroom teachers working full-time and part-time in primary, lower-secondary and upper-secondary education - as % of total active population by country
Countries reporting
39
Highest
4.0%
Belgium
Lowest
1.9%
United Kingdom
Median
2.4%
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
427
What the numbers show
Classroom teachers working full-time and part-time in primary, lower-secondary and upper-secondary education - as % of total active population is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 4.0% in Belgium; the lowest is 1.9% in United Kingdom.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.4%, and the mean is 2.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 37.5%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 31.0%).
Classroom teachers working full-time and part-time in primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 4.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Croatia | 3.8% | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 2 | Croatia | 3.8% | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 4 | Norway | 3.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 3.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Greece | 3.3% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 3.1% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 8 | Denmark | 2.8% | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 8 | Italy | 2.8% | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 10 | Cyprus | 2.7% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 2.7% | 2020 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 12 | Poland | 2.6% | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 12 | Finland | 2.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Sweden | 2.6% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 2.6% | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 16 | Switzerland | 2.5% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 16 | Estonia | 2.5% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 16 | Estonia | 2.5% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 2.5% | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 20 | Latvia | 2.4% | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 20 | Latvia | 2.4% | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 20 | Spain | 2.4% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 20 | Slovenia | 2.4% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 20 | Slovenia | 2.4% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 2.3% | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 25 | Austria | 2.3% | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 25 | Lithuania | 2.3% | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 25 | Hungary | 2.3% | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 2.2% | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 29 | France | 2.2% | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 31 | Romania | 2.1% | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 31 | Netherlands | 2.1% | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 31 | Netherlands | 2.1% | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 34 | Malta | 2.0% | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 34 | Slovakia | 2.0% | 2024 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 34 | Slovakia | 2.0% | 2024 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 34 | Germany | 2.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 1.9% | 2019 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 1.9% | 2019 | down 5.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.