Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
203
Highest
3.12 million
China (People’s Republic of)
Lowest
7
Tokelau
Median
6,450
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
14,973
What the numbers show
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 3.12 million in China (People’s Republic of); the lowest is 7 in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 6,450, and the mean is 62,080.
Over the past decade 147 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 405.2%), and the largest decrease in Lao People's Democratic Republic (down 85.3%).
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (People’s Republic of) | 3.12 million | 2024 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 3.08 million | 2025 | up 117.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 646,000 | 1994 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 4 | United States of America | 558,712 | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 380,790 | 2025 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 369,434 | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 289,961 | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 286,263 | 2024 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 229,972 | 2023 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Thailand | 151,118 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 131,679 | 2023 | up 138.2% | rising |
| 12 | France | 125,949 | 2013 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 123,988 | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 14 | Türkiye | 121,786 | 2023 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Ukraine | 118,425 | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 115,607 | 2025 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 109,759 | 2025 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 102,393 | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Japan | 96,337 | 2023 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 92,055 | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 90,872 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Kenya | 77,534 | 2023 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Korea | 77,409 | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 76,477 | 2024 | up 405.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Argentina | 71,742 | 2008 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Malaysia | 69,911 | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Philippines | 69,427 | 2024 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Egypt | 63,571 | 2024 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 61,568 | 2002 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 30 | Nepal | 56,911 | 2025 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Guatemala | 50,535 | 2024 | up 93.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Colombia | 47,361 | 2022 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Madagascar | 44,388 | 2024 | up 217.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Belarus | 43,819 | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 35 | Morocco | 42,702 | 2022 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 36 | Sudan | 42,086 | 2019 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 37 | Ghana | 41,838 | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Belgium | 38,505 | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 39 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 38,058 | 2023 | up 245.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Sweden | 37,778 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 37,164 | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 34,495 | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 43 | Ecuador | 33,805 | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Cameroon | 32,512 | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Netherlands | 32,039 | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 46 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 31,076 | 2023 | down 54.4% | rising |
| 47 | South Africa | 28,902 | 2014 | up 165.8% | rising |
| 48 | Liberia | 28,380 | 2022 | up 116.8% | rising |
| 49 | Uganda | 27,641 | 2017 | up 113.2% | rising |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 27,629 | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 51 | Chile | 26,891 | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Austria | 26,440 | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 53 | Czechia | 25,779 | 2013 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 54 | Hungary | 25,591 | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 55 | Algeria | 22,164 | 2025 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Finland | 22,046 | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 57 | Greece | 21,396 | 2023 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 20,997 | 2024 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 59 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 20,270 | 2024 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 19,985 | 2024 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 61 | Cuba | 19,641 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Denmark | 19,603 | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 19,236 | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 64 | Iran | 18,547 | 2005 | up 201.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Portugal | 16,794 | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Serbia | 16,354 | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 67 | Switzerland | 16,293 | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 68 | Senegal | 15,941 | 2023 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Slovakia | 15,619 | 2024 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 70 | Norway | 15,615 | 2024 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 71 | New Zealand | 15,505 | 2024 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Lebanon | 13,295 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 73 | Canada | 12,880 | 1996 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 74 | United Arab Emirates | 12,876 | 2024 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 12,450 | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 12,295 | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12,276 | 2024 | up 107.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 12,176 | 2024 | up 24.2% | falling |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 11,959 | 2025 | up 133.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Hong Kong (China) | 11,733 | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 81 | Rwanda | 10,898 | 2024 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 82 | Croatia | 10,856 | 2023 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 83 | Israel | 10,600 | 1990 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 84 | Tajikistan | 10,321 | 2023 | up 86.9% | rising |
| 85 | Myanmar | 10,306 | 2018 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 86 | Republic of Moldova | 10,275 | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 87 | Jordan | 10,244 | 2024 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Palestine, State of | 10,244 | 2023 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Mongolia | 9,945 | 2024 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Papua New Guinea | 9,447 | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Jamaica | 9,222 | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 92 | Armenia | 9,160 | 2024 | up 34.8% | falling |
| 93 | Kuwait | 8,763 | 2021 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Burkina Faso | 7,907 | 2024 | up 189.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Estonia | 7,669 | 2012 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 96 | Latvia | 7,291 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 97 | Georgia | 7,259 | 2007 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Benin | 7,253 | 2021 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Iraq | 7,232 | 2007 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 100 | El Salvador | 7,219 | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Sierra Leone | 6,606 | 2024 | up 129.8% | rising |
| 102 | Togo | 6,450 | 2024 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Paraguay | 6,293 | 2012 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Mali | 6,282 | 2023 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Oman | 6,266 | 2024 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Panama | 6,203 | 2017 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Niger | 5,911 | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5,647 | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Cambodia | 5,426 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 110 | Guinea | 5,377 | 2020 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Albania | 5,314 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 112 | Gambia | 4,923 | 2025 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 113 | Ireland | 4,823 | 1997 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 114 | Puerto Rico | 4,603 | 2024 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Uruguay | 4,603 | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 116 | Tunisia | 4,294 | 2023 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Burundi | 4,077 | 2025 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Slovenia | 3,775 | 2023 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 119 | Lithuania | 3,678 | 2024 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 120 | Afghanistan | 3,351 | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Qatar | 3,346 | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Iceland | 3,340 | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 123 | Nicaragua | 3,337 | 2023 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Botswana | 3,287 | 2022 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 125 | Lesotho | 2,914 | 2017 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 126 | Guyana | 2,791 | 2024 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 127 | Honduras | 2,772 | 2024 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Luxembourg | 2,527 | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Libya | 2,486 | 2006 | up 99.4% | volatile |
| 130 | North Macedonia | 2,475 | 2012 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,452 | 2023 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 132 | Bahrain | 2,418 | 2024 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,378 | 2015 | up 145.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Namibia | 2,320 | 2024 | up 86.6% | rising |
| 135 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,239 | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 136 | Mauritius | 1,962 | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Eswatini | 1,935 | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Congo | 1,913 | 2023 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Eritrea | 1,911 | 2022 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Cyprus | 1,751 | 2023 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 1,524 | 2024 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Montenegro | 1,506 | 2023 | up 106.6% | rising |
| 143 | Fiji | 1,430 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Cape Verde | 1,424 | 2022 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 145 | Chad | 1,383 | 2024 | up 270.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Yemen | 1,375 | 2016 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 147 | Réunion | 1,336 | 1987 | up 133.2% | rising |
| 148 | Macau (China) | 1,323 | 2024 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,288 | 2025 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Maldives | 1,169 | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Comoros | 1,112 | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 1,004 | 2024 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 153 | Malta | 981.21 | 2024 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 154 | Bhutan | 950 | 2024 | up 118.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Suriname | 948 | 2021 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 156 | Brunei Darussalam | 918 | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 157 | Singapore | 776 | 1989 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Guadeloupe | 760 | 1994 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 159 | Timor-Leste | 757 | 2020 | up 219.4% | rising |
| 160 | Sao Tome and Principe | 662 | 2015 | up 284.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Martinique | 660 | 1996 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 162 | French Polynesia | 640 | 1996 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 163 | New Caledonia | 461 | 1991 | up 100.4% | rising |
| 164 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 450 | 2018 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 165 | Samoa | 411 | 2023 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Belize | 396 | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 167 | Bahamas | 377 | 2024 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 168 | Barbados | 371 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Antigua and Barbuda | 360 | 2015 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Central African Republic | 338 | 2016 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 171 | Grenada | 331 | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 172 | Guinea-Bissau | 309 | 2010 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Djibouti | 301 | 2023 | up 318.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Cayman Islands | 297 | 2024 | up 324.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Saint Lucia | 230 | 2022 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 176 | Tonga | 191 | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 177 | Seychelles | 186 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 178 | Dominica | 184 | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 179 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 165 | 2023 | up 266.7% | rising |
| 180 | Andorra | 156 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 181 | French Guiana | 152 | 1984 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 182 | Aruba | 145 | 2016 | unchanged | rising |
| 183 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 141 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 184 | Marshall Islands | 137 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 185 | Somalia | 133 | 1986 | up 95.6% | rising |
| 186 | San Marino | 125 | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 187 | American Samoa | 123 | 1992 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 188 | Liechtenstein | 104 | 2021 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 189 | British Virgin Islands | 93 | 2020 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 190 | Gibraltar | 83 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Tuvalu | 76 | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 192 | Monaco | 66 | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 193 | Bermuda | 60 | 2016 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 194 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 51 | 2024 | up 104.0% | rising |
| 195 | Anguilla | 32 | 2022 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 196 | Naoero | 31 | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 197 | Palau | 29 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 198 | Cook Islands | 22 | 2024 | down 33.3% | flat |
| 199 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 18 | 1987 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 200 | Montserrat | 17 | 2020 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 201 | Niue | 13 | 2024 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 202 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 7 | 1998 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 202 | Tokelau | 7 | 2025 | down 41.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 13.81 million
- UIS: World 13.81 million
- MDG: World 13.81 million
- WB: World 13.81 million
- UNICEF: World 13.79 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 11.84 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 11.76 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 11.51 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 11.10 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 10.95 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 9.81 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 9.53 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release