Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 133,915 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 133,915, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 155,830 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 52,199, in 1997.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 176th of 218 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 62,942 | — |
| 1995 | 65,015 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 71,854 | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 52,199 | -27.4% |
| 1998 | 73,372 | +40.6% |
| 2008 | 92,936 | +26.7% |
| 2009 | 97,010 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 99,810 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 104,013 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 106,813 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 109,498 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 117,662 | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 118,522 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 118,116 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 155,830 | +31.9% |
| 2018 | 147,526 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 141,197 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 132,411 | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 131,365 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 133,915 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65,076 | 52,199 | 73,372 | 5 |
| 2000s | 94,973 | 92,936 | 97,010 | 2 |
| 2010s | 121,899 | 99,810 | 155,830 | 10 |
| 2020s | 132,564 | 131,365 | 133,915 | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- 173 Djibouti 301 compare
- 174 Cayman Islands 297 compare
- 175 Saint Lucia 230 compare
- 176 Tonga 191 compare
- 177 Seychelles 186 compare
- 178 Dominica 184 compare
- 179 Micronesia, Federated States of 165 compare
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 133,915 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 155,830 in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,199 in 1997.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 176th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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