Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 655,934 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 655,934. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 655,934 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 165,764, in 1980.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 111th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 165,764 | — |
| 1981 | 189,879 | +14.5% |
| 1982 | 179,415 | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 189,310 | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 200,420 | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 212,581 | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 260,693 | +22.6% |
| 1987 | 239,045 | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 251,930 | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 301,398 | +19.6% |
| 1990 | 309,231 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 315,689 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 319,255 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 313,247 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 293,172 | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 258,183 | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 229,448 | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 203,178 | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 219,799 | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 216,895 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 218,500 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 209,710 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 216,444 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 206,966 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 205,860 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 218,894 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 222,433 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 225,134 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 241,425 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 244,425 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 266,157 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 325,459 | +22.3% |
| 2012 | 366,685 | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 392,858 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 398,413 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 411,004 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 433,947 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 467,976 | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 477,531 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 511,325 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 531,247 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 551,690 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 556,923 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 564,853 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 655,934 | +16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 219,044 | 165,764 | 301,398 | 10 |
| 1990s | 267,810 | 203,178 | 319,255 | 10 |
| 2000s | 220,979 | 205,860 | 244,425 | 10 |
| 2010s | 405,136 | 266,157 | 511,325 | 10 |
| 2020s | 572,129 | 531,247 | 655,934 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 23.90 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 655,934 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 655,934 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 165,764 in 1980.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 111th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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