Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Low income
Low income: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 359,784 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Low income, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in Low income is 359,784 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.5% on the previous year and up 129.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Low income peaked at 359,784 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 103,306 number, in 2001.
Low income ranks 34th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Low income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 103,306 number | — |
| 2002 | 106,687 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 115,319 number | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 122,273 number | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 129,327 number | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 138,083 number | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 154,527 number | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 157,013 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 166,373 number | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 178,846 number | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 189,943 number | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 218,029 number | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 239,620 number | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 270,016 number | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 299,561 number | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 327,827 number | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 284,389 number | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 359,784 number | +26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 132,545 number | 103,306 number | 166,373 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 263,113 number | 178,846 number | 359,784 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 267.17 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Low income?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Low income was 359,784 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 359,784 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 103,306 number in 2001.
- How does Low income rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Low income ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.