Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Low income
Low income: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 402,339 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Low income, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Low income stood at 402,339 number. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 25.6% on the previous year and up 125.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Low income peaked at 402,339 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 115,944 number, in 2001.
Low income ranks 34th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Low income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 115,944 number | — |
| 2002 | 124,204 number | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 131,676 number | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 137,720 number | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 146,102 number | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 158,704 number | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 175,579 number | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 178,833 number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 191,668 number | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 205,617 number | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 219,738 number | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 255,449 number | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 279,170 number | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 312,084 number | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 342,791 number | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 371,391 number | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 320,296 number | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 402,339 number | +25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 151,159 number | 115,944 number | 191,668 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 300,986 number | 205,617 number | 402,339 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 267.17 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Low income?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Low income was 402,339 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 402,339 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 115,944 number in 2001.
- How does Low income rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Low income ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.