Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Austria

Austria: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 22,173 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
22,173 number
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
53rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
22,590 number
in 2016
All-time low
4,332 number
in 1973
Years of data
45
1971–2017

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Austria, 1971–2017

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1971199420171971: 4.4k number1972: 4.7k number1973: 4.3k number1974: 4.7k number1975: 5.1k number1976: 5.6k number1977: 6.0k number1978: 6.5k number1979: 6.9k number1980: 7.1k number1981: 7.1k number1982: 7.2k number1983: 7.3k number1984: 7.7k number1985: 7.9k number1986: 8.2k number1987: 8.6k number1988: 8.8k number1989: 8.9k number1990: 9.0k number1991: 9.3k number1992: 9.6k number1993: 10.0k number1994: 11.5k number1995: 12.8k number1996: 12.9k number1997: 13.4k number1998: 13.6k number1999: 14.1k number2002: 14.0k number2003: 14.5k number2004: 14.6k number2005: 15.2k number2006: 15.9k number2007: 16.2k number2008: 16.8k number2009: 18.3k number2010: 19.4k number2011: 19.9k number2012: 20.6k number2013: 20.3k number2014: 20.4k number2015: 21.5k number2016: 22.6k number2017: 22.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Austria stood at 22,173 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Austria peaked at 22,590 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,332 number, in 1973.

Austria ranks 53rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Austria, 1971 to 2017.
Year number Change
1971 4,423 number
1972 4,668 number +5.5%
1973 4,332 number -7.2%
1974 4,674 number +7.9%
1975 5,083 number +8.8%
1976 5,578 number +9.7%
1977 5,989 number +7.4%
1978 6,497 number +8.5%
1979 6,860 number +5.6%
1980 7,112 number +3.7%
1981 7,069 number -0.6%
1982 7,212 number +2.0%
1983 7,299 number +1.2%
1984 7,689 number +5.3%
1985 7,941 number +3.3%
1986 8,159 number +2.7%
1987 8,563 number +5.0%
1988 8,754 number +2.2%
1989 8,863 number +1.2%
1990 9,044 number +2.0%
1991 9,329 number +3.2%
1992 9,634 number +3.3%
1993 9,981 number +3.6%
1994 11,536 number +15.6%
1995 12,803 number +11.0%
1996 12,906 number +0.8%
1997 13,429 number +4.1%
1998 13,624 number +1.5%
1999 14,120 number +3.6%
2002 14,026 number -0.7%
2003 14,535 number +3.6%
2004 14,609 number +0.5%
2005 15,239 number +4.3%
2006 15,896 number +4.3%
2007 16,158 number +1.6%
2008 16,812 number +4.0%
2009 18,274 number +8.7%
2010 19,353 number +5.9%
2011 19,941 number +3.0%
2012 20,603 number +3.3%
2013 20,322 number -1.4%
2014 20,439 number +0.6%
2015 21,487 number +5.1%
2016 22,590 number +5.1%
2017 22,173 number -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5,345 number 4,332 number 6,860 number 9
1980s 7,866 number 7,069 number 8,863 number 10
1990s 11,641 number 9,044 number 14,120 number 10
2000s 15,694 number 14,026 number 18,274 number 8
2010s 20,864 number 19,353 number 22,590 number 8

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 50 Chile 25,052 number compare
  2. 51 Saudi Arabia 23,483 number compare
  3. 52 Ethiopia 23,467 number compare
  4. 54 Finland 19,212 number compare
  5. 55 Iran, Islamic Republic of 18,547 number compare
  6. 56 Algeria 18,397 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Austria?
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Austria was 22,173 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 22,590 number in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 4,332 number in 1973.
How does Austria rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Austria ranks 53rd out of 185 countries with data for 2017.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria 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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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
Last refreshed

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.