Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 3.82 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 3.82 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 114.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 3.82 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 140,839 number, in 1973.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 140,839 number | — |
| 1974 | 144,818 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 171,575 number | +18.5% |
| 1976 | 306,340 number | +78.5% |
| 1977 | 589,549 number | +92.4% |
| 1978 | 426,697 number | -27.6% |
| 1979 | 378,977 number | -11.2% |
| 1980 | 416,920 number | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 540,660 number | +29.7% |
| 1982 | 540,715 number | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 563,752 number | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 589,911 number | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 661,981 number | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 736,804 number | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 824,069 number | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 900,834 number | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 939,198 number | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 981,597 number | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 1.01 million number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.05 million number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 1.11 million number | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 1.15 million number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.19 million number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.20 million number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.23 million number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.24 million number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.25 million number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.26 million number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.26 million number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.24 million number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.32 million number | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 1.46 million number | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 1.53 million number | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 1.46 million number | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.61 million number | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 1.72 million number | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 1.78 million number | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.77 million number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.97 million number | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 2.21 million number | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 2.44 million number | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 2.75 million number | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 2.97 million number | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 3.20 million number | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 3.45 million number | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 3.67 million number | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 3.82 million number | +4.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +92.4% | 306,340 number | 589,549 number |
| 1976 | +78.5% | 171,575 number | 306,340 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 308,399 number | 140,839 number | 589,549 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 671,484 number | 416,920 number | 939,198 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 million number | 981,597 number | 1.25 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.46 million number | 1.24 million number | 1.78 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 million number | 1.77 million number | 3.82 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 3.82 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.82 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 140,839 number in 1973.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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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About this data
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.