Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA total
IDA total: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 1.67 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA total, 1983–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA total is 1.67 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA total peaked at 1.67 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 401,297 number, in 1983.
IDA total ranks 18th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 401,297 number | — |
| 1984 | 418,660 number | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 444,344 number | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 473,481 number | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 502,597 number | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 528,181 number | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 544,255 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 559,806 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 576,854 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 587,436 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 604,846 number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 610,290 number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 610,870 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 615,899 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 603,654 number | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 664,158 number | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 623,581 number | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 642,109 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 627,863 number | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 614,629 number | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 619,374 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 659,403 number | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 704,516 number | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 816,931 number | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 893,856 number | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 932,152 number | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 966,046 number | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.04 million number | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 1.13 million number | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 1.21 million number | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 1.33 million number | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 1.22 million number | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 1.28 million number | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.48 million number | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 1.52 million number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.67 million number | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 473,259 number | 401,297 number | 544,255 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 605,739 number | 559,806 number | 664,158 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 747,688 number | 614,629 number | 966,046 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 million number | 1.04 million number | 1.67 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA total?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in IDA total was 1.67 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 401,297 number in 1983.
- How does IDA total rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- IDA total ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.