Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 5.59 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Upper middle income, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 5.59 million number for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Upper middle income peaked at 5.59 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 852,320 number, in 1974.
Upper middle income ranks 5th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 862,951 number | — |
| 1974 | 852,320 number | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 885,188 number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 1.04 million number | +17.3% |
| 1977 | 1.35 million number | +30.3% |
| 1978 | 1.22 million number | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 1.21 million number | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.26 million number | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 1.41 million number | +11.7% |
| 1982 | 1.46 million number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 1.54 million number | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 1.64 million number | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 1.78 million number | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 1.93 million number | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 2.13 million number | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 2.25 million number | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 2.33 million number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 2.45 million number | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 2.53 million number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 2.58 million number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 2.56 million number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.58 million number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 2.59 million number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.58 million number | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.57 million number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 2.44 million number | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 2.43 million number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 2.45 million number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.46 million number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.41 million number | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.57 million number | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 2.68 million number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 2.80 million number | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 2.72 million number | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 2.90 million number | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 3.09 million number | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 3.19 million number | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 3.22 million number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.47 million number | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 3.78 million number | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 3.93 million number | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 4.29 million number | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 4.57 million number | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 4.85 million number | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 5.13 million number | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 5.37 million number | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 5.59 million number | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.06 million number | 852,320 number | 1.35 million number | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.77 million number | 1.26 million number | 2.33 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.53 million number | 2.43 million number | 2.59 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.73 million number | 2.41 million number | 3.19 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.42 million number | 3.22 million number | 5.59 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4975 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Upper middle income?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Upper middle income was 5.59 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 5.59 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 852,320 number in 1974.
- How does Upper middle income rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Upper middle income ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.