Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) was 234,171 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) is 234,171, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 234,171 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84,605, in 1996.
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 159th of 218 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 84,605 | — |
| 2003 | 129,359 | +52.9% |
| 2004 | 137,585 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 148,242 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 158,596 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 127,149 | -19.8% |
| 2008 | 125,885 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 131,453 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 132,677 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 134,609 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 136,233 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 141,471 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 158,643 | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 162,749 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 175,696 | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 223,111 | +27.0% |
| 2018 | 218,343 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 216,071 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 211,763 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 212,331 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 219,449 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 228,710 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 234,171 | +2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +52.9% | 84,605 | 129,359 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84,605 | 84,605 | 84,605 | 1 |
| 2000s | 136,896 | 125,885 | 158,596 | 7 |
| 2010s | 169,960 | 132,677 | 223,111 | 10 |
| 2020s | 221,285 | 211,763 | 234,171 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- 156 Brunei 918 compare
- 157 Singapore 776
- 158 Guadeloupe 760
- 159 East Timor 757 compare
- 160 Sao Tome and Principe 662 compare
- 161 Martinique 660
- 162 French Polynesia 640
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.77 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 234,171 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 234,171 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 84,605 in 1996.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 159th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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