Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in High income
High income: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 2.19 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in High income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
High income recorded 2.19 million number for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in High income peaked at 2.24 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 832,641 number, in 1970.
High income ranks 14th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in High income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 832,641 number | — |
| 1971 | 871,768 number | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 879,637 number | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 892,419 number | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 918,205 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 944,088 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 981,985 number | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 997,028 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 995,098 number | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.01 million number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.03 million number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.06 million number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 1.08 million number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.10 million number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.13 million number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 1.15 million number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.18 million number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.20 million number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.22 million number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.23 million number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.26 million number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.31 million number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 1.31 million number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.33 million number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.36 million number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.37 million number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.37 million number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.40 million number | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.40 million number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.45 million number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 1.48 million number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.51 million number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.57 million number | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.62 million number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.66 million number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.68 million number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.73 million number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.76 million number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.77 million number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.82 million number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.97 million number | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 2.07 million number | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 2.17 million number | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 2.20 million number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.24 million number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.24 million number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.24 million number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.23 million number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.23 million number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.19 million number | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 932,487 number | 832,641 number | 1.01 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.23 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 million number | 1.26 million number | 1.45 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 million number | 1.48 million number | 1.82 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 million number | 1.97 million number | 2.24 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near High income
More education data for High income
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84.04 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0593 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0283 % change on previous year (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in High income?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in High income was 2.19 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 832,641 number in 1970.
- How does High income rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- High income ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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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.