World Bank data on the number of persons employed in an official capacity to guide pupils in primary school. The dataset is compiled by the Global Partnership for Education using country-specific definitions and methods. The temporal coverage and update frequency are not specified.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in national primary teacher workforce size over time using the teacher count metric.
- Compare teacher resource allocation across different countries based on reported national figures.
- Model the relationship between teacher counts and other national education indicators like enrollment rates.
- Assess progress toward national education targets defined by individual countries using their submitted data.
Strengths
- Data is sourced from national authorities, providing official country-reported figures.
- Coverage includes multiple countries, enabling cross-national comparison.
Limitations
- Country-specific definitions for 'teacher' create challenges for direct, standardized comparison.
- The sample size, time range, and data collection frequency are not documented.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank, compiled from national sources via the Global Partnership for Education.
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from country-submitted data using nationally determined definitions and methods.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- National coverage for multiple countries.