Teachers in pre-primary education, female in South Asia
South Asia: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 1.93 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in South Asia, 1979–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in South Asia is 1.93 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in South Asia peaked at 1.93 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 119,026 number, in 1979.
South Asia ranks 16th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in South Asia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 119,026 number | — |
| 1980 | 124,055 number | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 129,151 number | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 127,469 number | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 135,172 number | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 136,720 number | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 142,060 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 151,161 number | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 154,502 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 158,772 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 163,259 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 166,868 number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 173,549 number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 176,561 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 184,411 number | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 199,309 number | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 203,930 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 207,672 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 215,035 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 268,397 number | +24.8% |
| 1999 | 303,812 number | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 624,712 number | +105.6% |
| 2001 | 389,660 number | -37.6% |
| 2002 | 645,058 number | +65.5% |
| 2003 | 684,575 number | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 754,286 number | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 902,624 number | +19.7% |
| 2006 | 998,882 number | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 888,809 number | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 995,232 number | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 1.07 million number | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 1.19 million number | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 1.26 million number | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.33 million number | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.44 million number | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 1.51 million number | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 880,736 number | -41.6% |
| 2016 | 1.68 million number | +91.2% |
| 2017 | 1.81 million number | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 1.87 million number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.93 million number | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 119,026 number | 119,026 number | 119,026 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 142,232 number | 124,055 number | 163,259 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 209,954 number | 166,868 number | 303,812 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 794,999 number | 389,660 number | 1.07 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 million number | 880,736 number | 1.93 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More education data for South Asia
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.84 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 118.8% (2024)
- Labor force, female 29.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in South Asia?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in South Asia was 1.93 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 119,026 number in 1979.
- How does South Asia rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- South Asia ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia 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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About this data
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.