Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) was 303,857 in 2004. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1980–2004
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2004, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) stood at 303,857.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 421,771 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 239,828, in 1982.
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 151st of 218 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 249,649 | — |
| 1981 | 256,474 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 239,828 | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 249,776 | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 258,447 | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 270,793 | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 323,670 | +19.5% |
| 1987 | 299,964 | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 309,393 | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 367,168 | +18.7% |
| 1990 | 385,541 | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 401,056 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 414,207 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 421,771 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 417,018 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 291,224 | -30.2% |
| 2004 | 303,857 | +4.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -30.2% | 417,018 | 291,224 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 282,516 | 239,828 | 367,168 | 10 |
| 1990s | 407,919 | 385,541 | 421,771 | 5 |
| 2000s | 297,540 | 291,224 | 303,857 | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 544,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 303,857 in 2004, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 421,771 in 1993.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 239,828 in 1982.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 151st out of 218 groups with data for 2004.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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