Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Lebanon
Lebanon: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 14,805 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Lebanon, 1981–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More education data for Lebanon
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 417,800 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,699 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,687 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 198,662 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.59 % change on previous year (2024)
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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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.