Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Lebanon

Lebanon: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 14,805 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
14,805 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
65th
of 185 countries
All-time high
14,805 number
in 2019
All-time low
5,257 number
in 1987
Years of data
21
1981–2019

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Lebanon, 1981–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k1981200020191981: 6.6k number1982: 6.7k number1987: 5.3k number1999: 10.7k number2001: 8.4k number2002: 8.3k number2003: 8.3k number2004: 9.5k number2005: 9.4k number2006: 9.5k number2007: 9.6k number2008: 9.5k number2009: 9.5k number2010: 9.7k number2011: 10.1k number2012: 10.2k number2013: 12.3k number2014: 13.2k number2016: 14.3k number2017: 14.5k number2019: 14.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Lebanon stood at 14,805 number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 55.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Lebanon peaked at 14,805 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,257 number, in 1987.

Lebanon ranks 65th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Lebanon, 1981 to 2019.
Year number Change
1981 6,604 number
1982 6,744 number +2.1%
1987 5,257 number -22.0%
1999 10,689 number +103.3%
2001 8,351 number -21.9%
2002 8,312 number -0.5%
2003 8,286 number -0.3%
2004 9,502 number +14.7%
2005 9,439 number -0.7%
2006 9,518 number +0.8%
2007 9,553 number +0.4%
2008 9,504 number -0.5%
2009 9,507 number +0.0%
2010 9,735 number +2.4%
2011 10,144 number +4.2%
2012 10,159 number +0.1%
2013 12,349 number +21.6%
2014 13,188 number +6.8%
2016 14,313 number +8.5%
2017 14,521 number +1.5%
2019 14,805 number +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 6,202 number 5,257 number 6,744 number 3
1990s 10,689 number 10,689 number 10,689 number 1
2000s 9,108 number 8,286 number 9,553 number 9
2010s 12,402 number 9,735 number 14,805 number 8

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 62 Greece 14,951 number compare
  2. 63 Switzerland 14,817 number compare
  3. 64 New Zealand 14,815 number compare
  4. 66 Serbia 14,403 number compare
  5. 67 Hong Kong 14,145 number compare
  6. 68 Slovakia 14,144 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Lebanon?
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Lebanon was 14,805 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 14,805 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 5,257 number in 1987.
How does Lebanon rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Lebanon ranks 65th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon 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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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 6,393 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.