Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Serbia

Serbia: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 14,403 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
14,403 number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
66th
of 185 countries
All-time high
14,403 number
in 2019
All-time low
8,261 number
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Serbia, 1999–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k1999200920191999: 8.3k number2000: 8.5k number2001: 8.7k number2002: 8.8k number2003: 9.0k number2004: 9.1k number2005: 9.4k number2006: 9.7k number2007: 10.3k number2008: 10.4k number2009: 10.9k number2010: 11.2k number2011: 11.6k number2012: 12.0k number2013: 12.4k number2014: 12.3k number2015: 12.7k number2016: 13.1k number2017: 13.5k number2018: 14.1k number2019: 14.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Serbia stood at 14,403 number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Serbia peaked at 14,403 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8,261 number, in 1999.

That places Serbia 66th out of 185 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Serbia, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 8,261 number
2000 8,474 number +2.6%
2001 8,720 number +2.9%
2002 8,791 number +0.8%
2003 8,995 number +2.3%
2004 9,104 number +1.2%
2005 9,411 number +3.4%
2006 9,680 number +2.9%
2007 10,251 number +5.9%
2008 10,396 number +1.4%
2009 10,858 number +4.4%
2010 11,226 number +3.4%
2011 11,589 number +3.2%
2012 12,026 number +3.8%
2013 12,351 number +2.7%
2014 12,347 number -0.0%
2015 12,714 number +3.0%
2016 13,094 number +3.0%
2017 13,511 number +3.2%
2018 14,083 number +4.2%
2019 14,403 number +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,261 number 8,261 number 8,261 number 1
2000s 9,468 number 8,474 number 10,858 number 10
2010s 12,734 number 11,226 number 14,403 number 10

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 63 Switzerland 14,817 number compare
  2. 64 New Zealand 14,815 number compare
  3. 65 Lebanon 14,805 number compare
  4. 67 Hong Kong 14,145 number compare
  5. 68 Slovakia 14,144 number compare
  6. 69 Norway 13,992 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Serbia?
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Serbia was 14,403 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 14,403 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 8,261 number in 1999.
How does Serbia rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Serbia ranks 66th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 6,393 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.