Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 3.19 million in 2024. β² Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1974β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 3.19 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 3.24 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.53 million, in 1974.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 42nd of 218 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.65 million | 1.53 million | 1.73 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.97 million | 1.77 million | 2.42 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.27 million | 1.98 million | 2.54 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.24 million | 2.06 million | 2.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.92 million | 2.55 million | 3.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.16 million | 3.09 million | 3.24 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 40.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 3.19 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.24 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 million in 1974.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 42nd out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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