Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA blend
IDA blend: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 609,982 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA blend, 2002–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2015, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA blend stood at 609,982 number. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA blend peaked at 609,982 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 341,932 number, in 2002.
IDA blend ranks 32nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 341,932 number | — |
| 2003 | 346,544 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 378,873 number | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 402,966 number | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 491,826 number | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 545,369 number | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 562,068 number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 574,131 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 581,128 number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 609,982 number | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 455,464 number | 341,932 number | 574,131 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 595,555 number | 581,128 number | 609,982 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More education data for IDA blend
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA blend?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA blend was 609,982 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 609,982 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 341,932 number in 2002.
- How does IDA blend rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- IDA blend ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2015.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.