Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 638,369 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend is 638,369 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 97.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 638,369 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 187,023 number, in 1999.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 187,023 number | — |
| 2000 | 199,902 number | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 212,541 number | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 234,848 number | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 267,746 number | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 301,871 number | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 318,798 number | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 348,205 number | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 340,767 number | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 323,408 number | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 357,349 number | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 382,709 number | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 425,928 number | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 461,010 number | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 523,603 number | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 403,679 number | -22.9% |
| 2015 | 430,493 number | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 604,216 number | +40.4% |
| 2017 | 624,605 number | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 638,369 number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 187,023 number | 187,023 number | 187,023 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 290,544 number | 199,902 number | 357,349 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 499,401 number | 382,709 number | 638,369 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Pre-demographic dividend was 638,369 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 638,369 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 187,023 number in 1999.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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.