Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Other small states
Other small states: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 46,378 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Other small states, 1986–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 46,378 number for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Other small states peaked at 46,378 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19,216 number, in 1986.
That places Other small states 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Other small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 19,216 number | — |
| 1987 | 19,581 number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 20,372 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 20,721 number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 21,188 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 24,612 number | +16.2% |
| 1992 | 24,320 number | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 23,489 number | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 23,201 number | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 23,638 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 24,362 number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 25,430 number | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 26,132 number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 25,274 number | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 25,296 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 26,616 number | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 27,501 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 28,425 number | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 27,720 number | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 28,870 number | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 28,178 number | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 29,153 number | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 31,326 number | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 34,982 number | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 35,710 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 37,257 number | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 39,022 number | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 40,333 number | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 42,372 number | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 43,596 number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 44,033 number | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 44,738 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 45,046 number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 46,378 number | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19,972 number | 19,216 number | 20,721 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 24,165 number | 21,188 number | 26,132 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,807 number | 25,296 number | 34,982 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,849 number | 35,710 number | 46,378 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 38 Romania 34,720 number compare
- 39 Ecuador 33,045 number compare
- 40 Venezuela 32,888 number compare
- 41 Denmark 32,390 number compare
- 42 Netherlands 30,341 number compare
- 43 South Africa 28,902 number compare
- 44 United Kingdom 27,850 number compare
More education data for Other small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0142 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 183,046 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Other small states?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Other small states was 46,378 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 46,378 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,216 number in 1986.
- How does Other small states rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Other small states ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.