Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in OECD members
OECD members: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 2.45 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in OECD members, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in OECD members stood at 2.45 million number.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in OECD members peaked at 2.49 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 815,765 number, in 1970.
OECD members ranks 13th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in OECD members, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 815,765 number | — |
| 1971 | 854,657 number | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 860,677 number | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 870,901 number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 892,281 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 914,456 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 950,782 number | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 965,736 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 964,307 number | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 982,347 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 1.00 million number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 1.04 million number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 1.07 million number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.11 million number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 1.14 million number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.17 million number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.22 million number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 1.24 million number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.26 million number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.28 million number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.31 million number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.36 million number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 1.37 million number | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.39 million number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.43 million number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.45 million number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.47 million number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.52 million number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.52 million number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.58 million number | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.60 million number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.63 million number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.70 million number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.75 million number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.76 million number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.78 million number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.85 million number | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.89 million number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.90 million number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.96 million number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 2.12 million number | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 2.23 million number | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 2.34 million number | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 2.41 million number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.45 million number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.46 million number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.46 million number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.47 million number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.49 million number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.45 million number | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 907,191 number | 815,765 number | 982,347 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 million number | 1.00 million number | 1.28 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 million number | 1.31 million number | 1.58 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.78 million number | 1.60 million number | 1.96 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.39 million number | 2.12 million number | 2.49 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in OECD members?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in OECD members was 2.45 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 815,765 number in 1970.
- How does OECD members rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- OECD members ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.