Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Poland
Poland: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 102,463 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Poland, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Poland stood at 102,463 number. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 100.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Poland peaked at 102,463 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37,807 number, in 1971.
Poland ranks 14th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Poland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 37,807 number | — |
| 1972 | 39,989 number | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 41,271 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 44,542 number | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 48,499 number | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 51,719 number | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 52,766 number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 55,176 number | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 57,730 number | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 63,230 number | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 68,428 number | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 71,692 number | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 74,368 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 78,092 number | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 78,669 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 82,531 number | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 84,708 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 90,015 number | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 89,864 number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 80,517 number | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 71,117 number | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 69,688 number | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 75,215 number | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 74,248 number | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 73,867 number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 74,390 number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 73,922 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 73,749 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 53,895 number | -26.9% |
| 2005 | 48,616 number | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 48,882 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 49,120 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 51,011 number | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 54,318 number | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 58,579 number | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 72,130 number | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 77,000 number | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 81,134 number | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 86,968 number | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 91,024 number | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 92,356 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 100,161 number | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 102,463 number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45,228 number | 37,807 number | 52,766 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 71,462 number | 55,176 number | 84,708 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 77,658 number | 69,688 number | 90,015 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 56,689 number | 48,616 number | 73,922 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 84,646 number | 58,579 number | 102,463 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 135,357 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Poland?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Poland was 102,463 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 102,463 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,807 number in 1971.
- How does Poland rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Poland ranks 14th out of 185 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.