Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 3.03 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
3.03 million number
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
11th
of 43 groups
All-time high
3.03 million number
in 2019
All-time low
546,892 number
in 1981
Years of data
39
1981–2019

Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Lower middle income, 1981–2019

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M1981200020191981: 546.9k number1982: 560.7k number1983: 584.1k number1984: 598.8k number1985: 628.1k number1986: 666.6k number1987: 693.7k number1988: 726.6k number1989: 707.0k number1990: 720.0k number1991: 736.6k number1992: 753.1k number1993: 757.7k number1994: 760.3k number1995: 760.9k number1996: 765.7k number1997: 754.5k number1998: 813.6k number1999: 807.1k number2000: 1.1M number2001: 918.2k number2002: 1.2M number2003: 1.3M number2004: 1.4M number2005: 1.5M number2006: 1.7M number2007: 1.6M number2008: 1.7M number2009: 1.8M number2010: 2.0M number2011: 2.1M number2012: 2.2M number2013: 2.4M number2014: 2.4M number2015: 1.8M number2016: 2.7M number2017: 2.9M number2018: 2.9M number2019: 3.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Lower middle income recorded 3.03 million number for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Lower middle income peaked at 3.03 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 546,892 number, in 1981.

That places Lower middle income 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) in Lower middle income, 1981 to 2019.
Year number Change
1981 546,892 number
1982 560,713 number +2.5%
1983 584,104 number +4.2%
1984 598,833 number +2.5%
1985 628,103 number +4.9%
1986 666,647 number +6.1%
1987 693,721 number +4.1%
1988 726,633 number +4.7%
1989 706,996 number -2.7%
1990 720,023 number +1.8%
1991 736,593 number +2.3%
1992 753,146 number +2.2%
1993 757,692 number +0.6%
1994 760,257 number +0.3%
1995 760,939 number +0.1%
1996 765,726 number +0.6%
1997 754,545 number -1.5%
1998 813,635 number +7.8%
1999 807,125 number -0.8%
2000 1.14 million number +41.3%
2001 918,210 number -19.5%
2002 1.19 million number +29.6%
2003 1.26 million number +6.3%
2004 1.35 million number +7.2%
2005 1.52 million number +12.2%
2006 1.65 million number +8.8%
2007 1.55 million number -6.0%
2008 1.67 million number +7.6%
2009 1.79 million number +6.9%
2010 1.95 million number +9.2%
2011 2.07 million number +6.2%
2012 2.21 million number +6.6%
2013 2.35 million number +6.5%
2014 2.39 million number +1.3%
2015 1.77 million number -25.8%
2016 2.68 million number +51.6%
2017 2.86 million number +6.5%
2018 2.94 million number +2.9%
2019 3.03 million number +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 634,738 number 546,892 number 726,633 number 9
1990s 762,968 number 720,023 number 813,635 number 10
2000s 1.41 million number 918,210 number 1.79 million number 10
2010s 2.43 million number 1.77 million number 3.03 million number 10

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 8 Mexico 227,330 number compare
  2. 9 Ukraine 142,840 number compare
  3. 10 Italy 129,571 number compare
  4. 11 France 108,309 number compare
  5. 12 Japan 102,945 number compare
  6. 13 Poland 100,241 number compare
  7. 14 South Korea 97,928 number compare

See the full ranking of 224 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Lower middle income?
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Lower middle income was 3.03 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 3.03 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 546,892 number in 1981.
How does Lower middle income rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
Lower middle income ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lower middle 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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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 5,584 data points, 1970–2020
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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.