Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in France
France: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 118,884 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in France, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in France is 118,884 number, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in France peaked at 141,976 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 105,391 number, in 1993.
France ranks 12th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in France, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 105,391 number | — |
| 1994 | 106,550 number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 106,297 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 105,925 number | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 106,581 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 114,842 number | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 128,371 number | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 132,447 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 135,195 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 137,174 number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 138,633 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 141,908 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 141,718 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 141,476 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 141,976 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 136,755 number | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 125,396 number | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 127,613 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 124,626 number | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 125,949 number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 118,884 number | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 110,565 number | 105,391 number | 128,371 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 138,587 number | 132,447 number | 141,976 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 124,494 number | 118,884 number | 127,613 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 229,471 (2013)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in France?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in France was 118,884 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 141,976 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,391 number in 1993.
- How does France rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- France ranks 12th out of 185 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.