Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 453,696 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 453,696. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 453,696 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 153,334, in 2004.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 128th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 153,334 | — |
| 2005 | 167,788 | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 189,170 | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 171,100 | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 167,044 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 181,041 | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 196,688 | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 205,327 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 231,031 | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 249,459 | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 275,472 | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 293,934 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 320,583 | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 353,345 | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 362,549 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 360,745 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 362,598 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 366,973 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 430,040 | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 444,664 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 453,696 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 171,580 | 153,334 | 189,170 | 6 |
| 2010s | 284,913 | 196,688 | 362,549 | 10 |
| 2020s | 411,594 | 362,598 | 453,696 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- 125 Lesotho 2,914 compare
- 126 Guyana 2,791 compare
- 127 Honduras 2,772 compare
- 128 Luxembourg 2,527 compare
- 129 Libya 2,486
- 130 North Macedonia 2,475 compare
- 131 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,452 compare
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.1% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.57 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 64.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.29 million (2024)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 453,696 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 453,696 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 153,334 in 2004.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 128th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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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February 2026 Data Release