Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) was 9.53 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 9.53 million. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 9.53 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 822,560, in 1973.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 12th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.00 million | — |
| 1973 | 822,560 | -58.9% |
| 1974 | 1.69 million | +106.0% |
| 1975 | 862,804 | -49.1% |
| 1976 | 1.03 million | +19.0% |
| 1977 | 1.33 million | +29.3% |
| 1978 | 1.17 million | -12.0% |
| 1979 | 1.91 million | +63.0% |
| 1980 | 1.96 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 1.56 million | -20.5% |
| 1982 | 1.33 million | -14.2% |
| 1983 | 1.39 million | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 1.44 million | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 1.54 million | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 2.00 million | +30.1% |
| 1987 | 1.76 million | -12.0% |
| 1988 | 1.86 million | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 2.34 million | +25.8% |
| 1990 | 2.41 million | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 2.48 million | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 2.52 million | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 2.49 million | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 2.50 million | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 2.50 million | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 2.24 million | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 2.26 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.14 million | +39.0% |
| 1999 | 3.19 million | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 2.82 million | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 3.30 million | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 2.83 million | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 2.95 million | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 3.11 million | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 3.33 million | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 3.39 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 3.97 million | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 4.19 million | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 4.28 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 4.38 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 4.67 million | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 4.99 million | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 5.35 million | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 5.74 million | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 5.24 million | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 6.42 million | +22.5% |
| 2017 | 6.81 million | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 7.14 million | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 7.38 million | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 9.20 million | +24.7% |
| 2021 | 9.33 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 9.45 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 9.13 million | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 9.53 million | +4.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +106.0% | 822,560 | 1.69 million |
| 1973 | -58.9% | 2.00 million | 822,560 |
| 1979 | +63.0% | 1.17 million | 1.91 million |
| 1975 | -49.1% | 1.69 million | 862,804 |
| 1998 | +39.0% | 2.26 million | 3.14 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.35 million | 822,560 | 2.00 million | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.72 million | 1.33 million | 2.34 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.57 million | 2.24 million | 3.19 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.42 million | 2.82 million | 4.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.81 million | 4.38 million | 7.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.33 million | 9.13 million | 9.53 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 9.53 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.53 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 822,560 in 1973.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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