Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
203
Highest
3.12 million
China
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; 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 Laos (down 85.3%).
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3.12 million | 2024 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 3.08 million | 2025 | up 117.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Russia | 646,000 | 1994 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 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 | Vietnam | 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 | Turkey | 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 | 90,872 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Kenya | 77,534 | 2023 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 23 | South 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 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 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 | 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 | 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 | 12,450 | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 12,295 | 2024 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Cote 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 | 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 | Moldova | 10,275 | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 87 | Jordan | 10,244 | 2024 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Palestine | 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 | Syria | 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 | Reunion | 1,336 | 1987 | up 133.2% | rising |
| 148 | Macao | 1,323 | 2024 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Laos | 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 | 918 | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 157 | Singapore | 776 | 1989 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Guadeloupe | 760 | 1994 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 159 | East Timor | 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 (country) | 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 | Nauru | 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 | 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
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 8.75 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 5.76 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 5.36 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 5.35 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 5.24 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 5.19 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 4.62 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 4.47 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 4.46 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 4.46 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 4.45 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 4.39 million
- AIMS: East Asia 4.38 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 4.29 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 4.21 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 4.21 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 4.19 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 4.05 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 3.95 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 3.95 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 3.95 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 3.95 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 3.91 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 3.91 million
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 3.34 million
- SDG: Eastern Asia 3.34 million
- WB: South Asia 3.29 million
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 3.29 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release