Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Small states
Small states: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 65,467 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Small states, 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Small states stood at 65,467 number. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Small states peaked at 65,467 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22,216 number, in 1976.
That places Small states 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 22,216 number | — |
| 1977 | 22,940 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 23,778 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 24,514 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 24,939 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 25,048 number | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 25,276 number | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 25,799 number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 26,001 number | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 25,860 number | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 26,785 number | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 27,158 number | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 29,230 number | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 29,348 number | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 29,533 number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 33,518 number | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 33,920 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 33,542 number | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 33,696 number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 34,713 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 36,338 number | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 37,469 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 38,574 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 38,205 number | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 38,890 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 40,164 number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 41,428 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 42,924 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 43,017 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 44,128 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 42,957 number | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 43,356 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 45,728 number | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 49,868 number | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 50,511 number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 52,313 number | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 54,988 number | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 57,436 number | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 59,163 number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 62,112 number | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 62,496 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 64,396 number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 64,436 number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 65,467 number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23,362 number | 22,216 number | 24,514 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 26,544 number | 24,939 number | 29,348 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 34,951 number | 29,533 number | 38,574 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,246 number | 38,890 number | 49,868 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,332 number | 50,511 number | 65,467 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More education data for Small states
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- 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, total, per capita 0.4354 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Small states?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Small states was 65,467 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 65,467 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,216 number in 1976.
- How does Small states rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Small states ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. 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, 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.