Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 9.39 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Low & middle income, 1975–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 9.39 million number for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Low & middle income peaked at 9.39 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.43 million number, in 1975.
Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.43 million number | — |
| 1976 | 1.62 million number | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 1.97 million number | +21.7% |
| 1978 | 1.89 million number | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 1.91 million number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 2.01 million number | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 2.12 million number | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 2.20 million number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 2.30 million number | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 2.42 million number | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 2.60 million number | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 2.80 million number | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 3.04 million number | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 3.21 million number | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 3.27 million number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 3.41 million number | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 3.51 million number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 3.58 million number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 3.57 million number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 3.59 million number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 3.60 million number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 3.60 million number | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.58 million number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 3.56 million number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.56 million number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 3.97 million number | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 3.70 million number | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 3.94 million number | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 4.18 million number | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 4.38 million number | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 4.64 million number | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 4.73 million number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 4.81 million number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 5.11 million number | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 5.36 million number | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 5.57 million number | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 6.01 million number | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 6.51 million number | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 6.86 million number | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 7.23 million number | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 6.93 million number | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 8.22 million number | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 8.65 million number | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 9.08 million number | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 9.39 million number | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.76 million number | 1.43 million number | 1.97 million number | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.60 million number | 2.01 million number | 3.27 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.56 million number | 3.41 million number | 3.60 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.48 million number | 3.70 million number | 5.36 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.45 million number | 5.57 million number | 9.39 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 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
- 5 Indonesia 465,940 number compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 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 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Low & middle income?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Low & middle income was 9.39 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 9.39 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 million number in 1975.
- How does Low & middle income rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.