Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 2.10 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 2.10 million number for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 2.18 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 896,168 number, in 1970.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 17th 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 896,168 number | — |
| 1971 | 932,459 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 949,589 number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 971,787 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 1.01 million number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 1.06 million number | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 1.11 million number | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 1.14 million number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 1.16 million number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.18 million number | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.21 million number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 1.17 million number | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.19 million number | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.22 million number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 1.25 million number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 1.28 million number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.32 million number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 1.34 million number | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 1.36 million number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.34 million number | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.37 million number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.41 million number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 1.42 million number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.43 million number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.44 million number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.44 million number | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.43 million number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.44 million number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.43 million number | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.48 million number | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.50 million number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.52 million number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.58 million number | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.62 million number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.67 million number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.68 million number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.74 million number | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.77 million number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.78 million number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.82 million number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.96 million number | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 2.05 million number | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 2.15 million number | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 2.14 million number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.18 million number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.15 million number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.14 million number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.13 million number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.13 million number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.10 million number | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 million number | 896,168 number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 million number | 1.17 million number | 1.36 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 million number | 1.37 million number | 1.48 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.67 million number | 1.50 million number | 1.82 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 million number | 1.96 million number | 2.18 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.08 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 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 565.10 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Post-demographic dividend was 2.10 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 896,168 number in 1970.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 17th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.