Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 9.52 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total is 9.52 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 9.52 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.42 million number, in 1973.
That places IDA & IBRD total 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.42 million number | — |
| 1974 | 1.43 million number | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.51 million number | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 1.69 million number | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 2.05 million number | +20.9% |
| 1978 | 1.97 million number | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 2.00 million number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 2.10 million number | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 2.22 million number | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 2.30 million number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 2.41 million number | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 2.53 million number | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 2.71 million number | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 2.91 million number | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 3.16 million number | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 3.32 million number | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 3.39 million number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 3.54 million number | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 3.63 million number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 3.69 million number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 3.68 million number | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 3.70 million number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 3.72 million number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 3.72 million number | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.69 million number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 3.68 million number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.66 million number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 4.08 million number | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 3.81 million number | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 4.04 million number | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 4.27 million number | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 4.46 million number | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 4.73 million number | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 4.81 million number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 4.90 million number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 5.20 million number | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 5.45 million number | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 5.67 million number | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 6.12 million number | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 6.63 million number | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 6.98 million number | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 7.36 million number | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 7.06 million number | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 8.35 million number | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 8.79 million number | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 9.22 million number | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 9.52 million number | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.72 million number | 1.42 million number | 2.05 million number | 7 |
| 1980s | 2.70 million number | 2.10 million number | 3.39 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.67 million number | 3.54 million number | 3.72 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.57 million number | 3.81 million number | 5.45 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.57 million number | 5.67 million number | 9.52 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 1 China 2.79 million number compare
- 2 India 1.42 million number compare
- 3 Russian Federation 646,000 number compare
- 4 United States of America 612,929 number compare
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 561.46 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1022 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 707.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA & IBRD total was 9.52 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 9.52 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 million number in 1973.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.