Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Small states
Small states: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 69,981 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Small states, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Small states is 69,981 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Small states peaked at 69,981 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21,649 number, in 1974.
Small states ranks 40th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 21,669 number | — |
| 1974 | 21,649 number | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 21,889 number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 22,801 number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 23,515 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 24,348 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 25,162 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 25,563 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 25,709 number | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 25,914 number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 26,461 number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 26,706 number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 26,606 number | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 27,463 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 27,867 number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 29,970 number | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 30,127 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 30,330 number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 34,387 number | +13.4% |
| 1992 | 34,832 number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 34,473 number | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 34,641 number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 35,680 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 37,352 number | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 38,550 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 40,001 number | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 39,697 number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 40,307 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 41,566 number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 42,914 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 44,480 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 44,723 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 45,947 number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 44,886 number | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 45,347 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 48,099 number | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 52,619 number | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 53,424 number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 55,562 number | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 58,416 number | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 61,307 number | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 62,954 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 66,803 number | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 66,821 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 68,203 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 68,449 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 69,981 number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23,005 number | 21,649 number | 25,162 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 27,239 number | 25,563 number | 30,127 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,994 number | 30,330 number | 40,001 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,089 number | 40,307 number | 52,619 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,192 number | 53,424 number | 69,981 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.012 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Small states?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Small states was 69,981 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 69,981 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,649 number in 1974.
- How does Small states rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Small states ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.