Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 7,964 number in 2017. ▼ Falling
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Tajikistan, 1981–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 7,964 number for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2017.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Tajikistan peaked at 10,827 number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4,441 number, in 2003.
Tajikistan ranks 95th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 7,391 number | — |
| 1991 | 10,827 number | +46.5% |
| 1993 | 9,988 number | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 9,345 number | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 8,879 number | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 6,615 number | -25.5% |
| 1999 | 5,186 number | -21.6% |
| 2000 | 4,957 number | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 4,793 number | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 4,643 number | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 4,441 number | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 4,588 number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 4,475 number | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 4,722 number | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 4,847 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 4,711 number | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 4,517 number | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 4,659 number | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 4,789 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 5,366 number | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 5,522 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 5,781 number | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 5,969 number | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 7,117 number | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 7,964 number | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,391 number | 7,391 number | 7,391 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 8,473 number | 5,186 number | 10,827 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 4,669 number | 4,441 number | 4,957 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,896 number | 4,659 number | 7,964 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More education data for Tajikistan
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 47,268 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0952 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Tajikistan?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Tajikistan was 7,964 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10,827 number in 1991.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,441 number in 2003.
- How does Tajikistan rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Tajikistan ranks 95th out of 185 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.