Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 1.51 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) stood at 1.51 million.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 1.53 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 727,660, in 1970.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 59th of 218 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 727,660 | — |
| 1973 | 750,381 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 771,331 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 811,667 | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 848,457 | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 878,397 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 898,837 | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 909,411 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 943,084 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 1.10 million | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 896,423 | -18.6% |
| 1983 | 919,891 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 945,116 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 980,916 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 1.37 million | +40.0% |
| 1987 | 1.03 million | -24.7% |
| 1988 | 1.05 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.46 million | +38.9% |
| 1990 | 1.50 million | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.53 million | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.52 million | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.41 million | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 1.33 million | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 1.22 million | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 962,706 | -21.1% |
| 1997 | 932,428 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 919,308 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 902,626 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 887,367 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 872,250 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 858,106 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 840,250 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 846,112 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 846,957 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 864,484 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 894,797 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 943,967 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 978,731 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.02 million | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.06 million | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.12 million | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 1.16 million | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.22 million | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.28 million | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.33 million | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.38 million | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.42 million | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.47 million | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.49 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.48 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.47 million | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.43 million | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 1.51 million | +5.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +40.0% | 980,916 | 1.37 million |
| 1989 | +38.9% | 1.05 million | 1.46 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 824,518 | 727,660 | 909,411 | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.07 million | 896,423 | 1.46 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 million | 902,626 | 1.53 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 883,302 | 840,250 | 978,731 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 million | 1.02 million | 1.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 million | 1.43 million | 1.51 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 1.51 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 727,660 in 1970.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 59th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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