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Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) by country

Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or...

Countries reporting
186
Highest
2.79 million number
China
Lowest
11 number
Gibraltar
Median
8,164 number
Years covered
51
1970–2020
Data points
6,393

What the numbers show

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 2.79 million number in China; the lowest is 11 number in Gibraltar.

The median across all reporting countries is 8,164 number, and the mean is 59,350 number.

Over the past decade 144 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 1,098.7%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 77.1%).

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 2.79 million number 2019 up 155.7% volatile
2 India 1.42 million number 2019 up 92.0% volatile
3 Russia 646,000 number 1994 down 4.6% rising
4 United States of America 612,929 number 2017 — rising
5 Indonesia 465,940 number 2018 up 37.3% volatile
6 Brazil 318,381 number 2018 down 19.5% volatile
7 Germany 311,040 number 2018 up 44.0% rising
8 Viet Nam 262,101 number 2019 up 64.9% volatile
9 Mexico 238,153 number 2018 up 35.6% volatile
10 Ukraine 144,920 number 2012 up 19.6% falling
11 Italy 131,040 number 2018 down 7.9% rising
12 France 118,884 number 2018 down 16.3% rising
13 Kenya 110,819 number 2016 up 48.7% volatile
14 Poland 102,463 number 2018 up 100.9% rising
15 Japan 102,459 number 2018 down 5.8% rising
16 Republic of Korea 99,020 number 2018 up 37.6% volatile
17 Spain 97,784 number 2018 down 7.1% volatile
18 Peru 88,545 number 2019 up 30.5% volatile
19 Türkiye 84,257 number 2018 up 225.3% volatile
20 Thailand 83,072 number 1993 up 350.2% volatile
21 Sweden 82,797 number 2018 up 128.6% volatile
22 Kazakhstan 81,639 number 2014 up 223.6% volatile
23 Uzbekistan 81,051 number 2019 up 36.3% falling
24 Argentina 71,742 number 2008 up 30.5% volatile
25 Philippines 69,782 number 2018 up 151.5% volatile
26 Malaysia 61,852 number 2019 up 42.5% volatile
27 Ghana 61,841 number 2019 up 41.7% volatile
28 Bangladesh 61,568 number 2002 down 2.4% rising
29 Egypt 59,630 number 2019 up 148.6% volatile
30 Least developed countries 669,942 number 2019 up 118.0% volatile
30 Nepal 51,490 number 2019 up 35.3% volatile
31 Colombia 50,741 number 2014 up 0.6% volatile
32 Belarus 44,133 number 2018 up 0.3% falling
33 Sudan 41,270 number 2017 up 46.4% rising
34 Madagascar 40,521 number 2019 up 540.6% volatile
35 Morocco 37,621 number 2012 down 0.2% rising
36 Belgium 36,162 number 2018 up 19.7% rising
37 Sri Lanka 35,455 number 2018 up 31.8% rising
38 Romania 34,720 number 2018 down 7.0% rising
39 Ecuador 33,045 number 2018 up 65.1% volatile
40 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 32,888 number 1997 up 41.9% volatile
41 Denmark 32,390 number 2018 — volatile
42 Netherlands 30,341 number 2018 down 12.3% rising
43 South Africa 28,902 number 2014 up 165.8% rising
44 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 27,850 number 2018 down 46.1% rising
45 Cameroon 27,822 number 2019 up 115.6% volatile
46 Uganda 27,641 number 2017 up 113.2% rising
47 Hungary 26,260 number 2016 down 14.3% rising
48 Guatemala 26,109 number 2012 up 53.5% volatile
49 Czechia 25,779 number 2013 up 15.0% falling
50 Chile 25,052 number 2018 up 14.6% volatile
51 Saudi Arabia 23,483 number 2019 up 32.9% rising
52 Ethiopia 23,467 number 2017 up 192.7% volatile
53 Austria 22,173 number 2017 up 37.2% rising
54 Finland 19,212 number 2018 up 49.4% rising
55 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 18,547 number 2005 up 201.5% volatile
56 Algeria 18,397 number 2019 down 5.7% volatile
57 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 18,222 number 2018 up 151.7% volatile
58 Bulgaria 18,029 number 2018 down 0.8% falling
59 Dominican Republic 17,522 number 2019 up 72.7% rising
60 Tunisia 16,458 number 2016 up 206.3% volatile
61 Portugal 15,304 number 2018 down 9.9% volatile
62 Greece 14,951 number 2018 up 24.9% rising
63 Switzerland 14,817 number 2018 up 18.3% rising
64 New Zealand 14,815 number 2018 — volatile
65 Lebanon 14,805 number 2019 up 55.7% rising
66 Serbia 14,403 number 2019 up 32.6% rising
67 Hong Kong (China) 14,145 number 2019 up 43.4% rising
68 Slovakia 14,144 number 2018 up 30.9% falling
69 Norway 13,992 number 2018 — volatile
70 Liberia 13,658 number 2017 up 47.5% rising
71 Canada 12,880 number 1996 up 2.0% flat
72 Tanzania, United Republic of 12,333 number 2019 down 28.2% flat
73 Honduras 12,277 number 2019 up 38.9% volatile
74 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12,182 number 2019 up 259.8% volatile
75 Senegal 11,670 number 2019 up 134.2% volatile
76 Costa Rica 11,647 number 2019 up 47.2% volatile
77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11,414 number 2018 up 50.4% volatile
78 Republic of Moldova 11,391 number 2019 up 1.6% falling
79 Azerbaijan 11,231 number 2019 up 11.1% falling
80 Lithuania 11,191 number 2018 down 12.1% falling
81 Israel 10,600 number 1990 up 64.6% rising
82 Myanmar 10,306 number 2018 up 61.3% rising
83 Nicaragua 10,289 number 2010 up 60.1% volatile
84 Jamaica 9,847 number 2019 up 65.4% rising
85 Côte d'Ivoire 9,618 number 2019 up 160.2% volatile
86 Kuwait 9,408 number 2019 up 45.5% volatile
87 Palestine, State of 9,400 number 2019 up 101.2% rising
88 Croatia 9,383 number 2018 up 37.5% rising
89 Latvia 8,723 number 2018 up 29.0% flat
90 Papua New Guinea 8,607 number 2016 up 219.1% volatile
91 Jordan 8,188 number 2019 up 61.7% volatile
92 Armenia 8,176 number 2019 up 53.2% falling
93 El Salvador 8,153 number 2018 down 11.4% volatile
94 Cambodia 8,075 number 2019 up 55.0% volatile
95 Tajikistan 7,964 number 2017 up 64.3% falling
96 Mongolia 7,745 number 2018 up 94.9% rising
97 Estonia 7,669 number 2012 up 16.6% falling
98 Georgia 7,259 number 2007 down 22.5% volatile
99 Iraq 7,232 number 2007 up 49.4% rising
100 Cuba 6,970 number 1997 up 35.3% rising
101 Rwanda 6,931 number 2019 up 135.7% rising
102 Mali 6,677 number 2018 up 307.9% volatile
103 Slovenia 6,626 number 2018 up 35.6% rising
104 Togo 6,316 number 2019 up 287.7% volatile
105 Paraguay 6,293 number 2012 up 16.0% volatile
106 Panama 6,203 number 2017 up 17.7% volatile
107 Niger 5,643 number 2019 up 259.9% volatile
108 Sierra Leone 5,566 number 2019 up 156.9% volatile
109 Syrian Arab Republic 5,445 number 2013 down 14.5% volatile
110 Benin 5,418 number 2019 up 182.8% volatile
111 United Arab Emirates 5,274 number 2016 up 7.8% volatile
112 Burkina Faso 5,030 number 2019 up 191.9% volatile
113 Uruguay 5,007 number 2010 up 33.8% rising
114 Ireland 4,823 number 1997 down 3.3% flat
115 Albania 4,820 number 2019 up 22.1% flat
116 Oman 4,338 number 2019 up 91.8% volatile
117 Guinea 3,599 number 2010 up 538.1% volatile
118 Qatar 3,502 number 2019 up 110.8% volatile
119 Gambia 3,459 number 2019 up 77.1% rising
120 Afghanistan 3,351 number 2003 — volatile
121 Kyrgyzstan 3,165 number 2011 up 28.7% rising
122 Lesotho 2,914 number 2016 up 25.7% rising
123 Iceland 2,897 number 2018 up 47.5% falling
124 Burundi 2,757 number 2019 up 51.6% volatile
125 Libya 2,486 number 2006 up 99.4% volatile
126 North Macedonia 2,475 number 2012 down 14.1% falling
127 Bahrain 2,452 number 2019 up 59.2% volatile
128 Trinidad and Tobago 2,394 number 2019 up 9.5% rising
129 Equatorial Guinea 2,378 number 2015 up 145.7% volatile
130 Mauritius 2,134 number 2019 down 15.3% volatile
131 Congo 2,101 number 2012 up 110.7% volatile
132 Solomon Islands 2,084 number 2018 up 62.4% rising
133 Eswatini 1,935 number 2011 — volatile
134 Guyana 1,783 number 2012 down 20.0% rising
135 Luxembourg 1,707 number 2018 up 35.4% volatile
136 Puerto Rico 1,694 number 2018 down 77.1% volatile
137 Cyprus 1,663 number 2018 up 40.6% volatile
138 Eritrea 1,603 number 2018 up 50.9% volatile
139 Botswana 1,589 number 2014 up 7.9% rising
140 Cabo Verde 1,435 number 2018 up 39.6% rising
141 Maldives 1,408 number 2019 up 65.5% volatile
142 Yemen 1,375 number 2016 up 16.6% rising
143 Macau, China 1,320 number 2019 up 154.3% volatile
144 Bhutan 947 number 2020 up 1,098.7% volatile
145 Vanuatu 922 number 2015 up 26.6% volatile
146 Brunei Darussalam 882 number 2019 up 48.0% rising
147 Suriname 828 number 2019 up 1.8% rising
148 Malta 782.5 number 2017 up 6.2% rising
149 Singapore 776 number 1989 up 39.1% volatile
150 Montenegro 729 number 2011 up 30.4% rising
151 Timor-Leste 675 number 2019 up 184.8% rising
152 Chad 664 number 2019 up 9.8% rising
153 Sao Tome and Principe 662 number 2015 up 284.9% volatile
154 French Polynesia 640 number 1996 up 38.5% rising
155 Saint Lucia 576 number 2016 up 67.4% rising
156 New Caledonia 461 number 1991 up 100.4% rising
157 Fiji 450 number 2006 up 6.6% rising
157 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 450 number 2018 up 19.0% rising
159 Belize 432 number 2019 up 14.3% rising
160 Samoa 423 number 2019 up 41.5% volatile
161 Antigua and Barbuda 360 number 2015 up 100.0% volatile
162 Barbados 348 number 2019 down 3.9% rising
163 Central African Republic 338 number 2016 down 4.8% rising
164 Guinea-Bissau 309 number 2010 up 59.3% volatile
165 Grenada 299 number 2018 up 17.3% rising
166 Tonga 214 number 2015 up 105.8% rising
167 Djibouti 210 number 2018 up 169.2% volatile
168 Bahamas 174 number 2018 up 138.4% rising
169 Andorra 169 number 2019 down 8.2% flat
170 Seychelles 167 number 2019 down 13.5% rising
171 Saint Kitts and Nevis 156 number 2015 up 32.2% rising
172 Aruba 147 number 2012 up 20.5% rising
173 San Marino 139 number 2019 down 2.1% rising
174 Somalia 133 number 1986 up 95.6% rising
175 American Samoa 123 number 1992 up 23.0% rising
176 Dominica 122 number 2019 down 12.9% rising
177 British Virgin Islands 95 number 2016 up 111.1% volatile
178 Liechtenstein 91 number 2018 down 5.2% rising
179 Cayman Islands 70 number 2012 up 18.6% volatile
180 Bermuda 60 number 2016 up 5.3% falling
181 Monaco 57 number 2020 up 23.9% rising
182 Tuvalu 55 number 2019 down 6.8% rising
183 Turks and Caicos Islands 25 number 2018 down 64.3% volatile
184 Naoero 12 number 2019 down 71.4% falling
185 Gibraltar 11 number 2019 — volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 6,393 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.