Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 3.07 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.07 million
Change on year
up 6.1%
Rank
43rd
of 218 groups
All-time high
3.07 million
in 2024
All-time low
608,869
in 1977
Years of data
48
1977–2024
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 3.07 million for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 3.07 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 608,869, in 1977.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 43rd out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 608,869 | — |
| 1978 | 663,964 | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 690,227 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 737,766 | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 722,220 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 723,486 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 750,270 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 773,828 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 818,732 | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 901,111 | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 910,344 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 959,023 | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 984,069 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.01 million | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1.02 million | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.04 million | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.05 million | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.04 million | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 987,326 | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 1.01 million | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.00 million | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.10 million | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 1.08 million | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.12 million | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.11 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.11 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.14 million | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.22 million | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 1.28 million | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 1.44 million | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 1.57 million | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 1.68 million | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 1.74 million | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.81 million | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.93 million | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 2.04 million | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 2.19 million | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 2.20 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.27 million | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 2.36 million | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.53 million | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 2.63 million | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 2.66 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.76 million | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 2.73 million | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.83 million | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 2.90 million | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 3.07 million | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 654,353 | 608,869 | 690,227 | 3 |
| 1980s | 828,085 | 722,220 | 984,069 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 million | 987,326 | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 million | 1.11 million | 1.74 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 million | 1.81 million | 2.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.86 million | 2.73 million | 3.07 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 3.07 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 608,869 in 1977.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 43rd out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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