Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418): Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) was 61,697 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), 1983–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) stood at 61,697.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 136.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) peaked at 64,163 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12,638, in 1983.
ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 196th of 218 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 12,638 | — |
| 1989 | 14,810 | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 14,998 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 15,204 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 15,564 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 15,757 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 16,089 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 19,352 | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 18,453 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 19,520 | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 22,782 | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 23,074 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 23,338 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 23,814 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 24,092 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 22,310 | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 23,404 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 24,506 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 25,098 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 26,118 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 27,610 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 28,540 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 29,061 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 32,637 | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 47,117 | +44.4% |
| 2013 | 47,877 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 49,110 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 52,670 | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 64,163 | +21.8% |
| 2017 | 61,697 | -3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (pre-primary) in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +44.4% | 32,637 | 47,117 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13,724 | 12,638 | 14,810 | 2 |
| 1990s | 18,079 | 14,998 | 23,074 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,883 | 22,310 | 28,540 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,042 | 29,061 | 64,163 | 8 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- 193 Bermuda 60 compare
- 194 Turks and Caicos Islands 51 compare
- 195 Anguilla 32 compare
- 196 Nauru 31 compare
- 197 Palau 29 compare
- 198 Cook Islands 22 compare
- 199 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 18 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3338 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3077 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 626,154 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 158,454 (1993)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 149,781 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.3324 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) was 61,697 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The highest recorded value was 64,163 in 2016.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,638 in 1983.
- How does ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) ranks 196th out of 218 groups with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 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