Teachers in pre-primary education, female in World

World: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 10.90 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
10.90 million number
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
1st
of 44 groups
All-time high
10.90 million number
in 2019
All-time low
2.80 million number
in 1980
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Teachers in pre-primary education, female in World, 1980–2019

2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M1980199920191980: 2.8M number1981: 2.9M number1982: 3.0M number1983: 3.1M number1984: 3.3M number1985: 3.5M number1986: 3.7M number1987: 4.0M number1988: 4.1M number1989: 4.2M number1990: 4.4M number1991: 4.5M number1992: 4.6M number1993: 4.6M number1994: 4.6M number1995: 4.6M number1996: 4.6M number1997: 4.6M number1998: 4.6M number1999: 4.6M number2000: 5.0M number2001: 4.8M number2002: 5.1M number2003: 5.4M number2004: 5.6M number2005: 5.9M number2006: 6.1M number2007: 6.2M number2008: 6.5M number2009: 6.8M number2010: 7.1M number2011: 7.6M number2012: 8.1M number2013: 8.5M number2014: 8.9M number2015: 8.6M number2016: 9.8M number2017: 10.2M number2018: 10.6M number2019: 10.9M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in pre-primary education, female in World stood at 10.90 million number. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in World peaked at 10.90 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.80 million number, in 1980.

That places World 1st out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.46 million number 2.80 million number 4.20 million number 10
1990s 4.58 million number 4.37 million number 4.65 million number 10
2000s 5.73 million number 4.82 million number 6.78 million number 10
2010s 9.05 million number 7.13 million number 10.90 million number 10

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China 2.71 million number compare
  2. 2 India 1.37 million number compare
  3. 3 United States of America 577,360 number compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 446,144 number compare

See the full ranking of 224 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in World?
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in World was 10.90 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 10.90 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 2.80 million number in 1980.
How does World rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
World ranks 1st out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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.