Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 972,437 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 972,437. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 972,437 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 263,946, in 1990.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 86th of 218 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 296,266 | 263,946 | 346,709 | 10 |
| 2000s | 432,249 | 320,992 | 536,800 | 10 |
| 2010s | 723,464 | 576,798 | 814,769 | 10 |
| 2020s | 890,226 | 800,640 | 972,437 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 83 Israel 10,600
- 84 Tajikistan 10,321 compare
- 85 Myanmar 10,306 compare
- 86 Republic of Moldova 10,275 compare
- 87 Jordan 10,244 compare
- 87 Palestine, State of 10,244 compare
- 89 Mongolia 9,945 compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 972,437 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 972,437 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 263,946 in 1990.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 86th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release