Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) was 3.19 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.19 million
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
42nd
of 218 groups
All-time high
3.24 million
in 2020
All-time low
1.53 million
in 1974
Years of data
50
1974–2024
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1974–2024
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.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1.53 million | — |
| 1976 | 1.60 million | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 1.67 million | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 1.70 million | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.73 million | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 1.78 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 1.98 million | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 1.77 million | -10.4% |
| 1983 | 1.79 million | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.84 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 1.87 million | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 2.30 million | +22.9% |
| 1987 | 1.96 million | -15.0% |
| 1988 | 1.99 million | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 2.42 million | +21.7% |
| 1990 | 2.46 million | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 2.54 million | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 2.52 million | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 2.43 million | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 2.36 million | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 2.28 million | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 2.03 million | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 1.98 million | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 2.01 million | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 2.04 million | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 2.06 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2.10 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.13 million | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.18 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.20 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.28 million | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 2.28 million | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.32 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.38 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.46 million | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.55 million | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 2.66 million | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 2.78 million | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 2.88 million | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.95 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.99 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.01 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.06 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.14 million | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 3.17 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.24 million | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.09 million | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 3.16 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 3.13 million | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 3.19 million | +2.0% |
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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (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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February 2026 Data Release