Teachers in pre-primary education, male in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific

AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific: Teachers in pre-primary education, male was 166,737 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
166,737
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
40th
of 215 groups
All-time high
170,946
in 2022
All-time low
32,764
in 1973
Years of data
51
1970–2024

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific, 1970–2024

50.0k100.0k150.0k197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific recorded 166,737 for teachers in pre-primary education, male in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific peaked at 170,946 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32,764, in 1973.

That places AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 40th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 64,441
1973 32,764 -49.2%
1974 33,744 +3.0%
1975 38,111 +12.9%
1976 63,083 +65.5%
1979 70,224 +11.3%
1980 74,428 +6.0%
1981 96,902 +30.2%
1982 94,874 -2.1%
1983 89,260 -5.9%
1984 80,024 -10.3%
1985 54,130 -32.4%
1986 51,504 -4.9%
1987 55,200 +7.2%
1988 124,370 +125.3%
1989 75,113 -39.6%
1990 74,423 -0.9%
1991 67,282 -9.6%
1992 83,795 +24.5%
1993 82,879 -1.1%
1994 96,626 +16.6%
1995 96,626 +0.0%
1996 88,564 -8.3%
1997 99,056 +11.8%
1998 96,088 -3.0%
1999 97,901 +1.9%
2000 105,868 +8.1%
2001 105,539 -0.3%
2002 107,708 +2.1%
2003 112,969 +4.9%
2004 117,436 +4.0%
2005 125,811 +7.1%
2006 80,582 -36.0%
2007 88,256 +9.5%
2008 94,518 +7.1%
2009 98,963 +4.7%
2010 105,736 +6.8%
2011 120,023 +13.5%
2012 129,963 +8.3%
2013 130,591 +0.5%
2014 129,319 -1.0%
2015 139,140 +7.6%
2016 139,103 -0.0%
2017 148,616 +6.8%
2018 160,537 +8.0%
2019 161,184 +0.4%
2020 161,693 +0.3%
2021 163,899 +1.4%
2022 170,946 +4.3%
2023 170,733 -0.1%
2024 166,737 -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 50,394 32,764 70,224 6
1980s 79,581 51,504 124,370 10
1990s 88,324 67,282 99,056 10
2000s 103,765 80,582 125,811 10
2010s 136,421 105,736 161,184 10
2020s 166,802 161,693 170,946 5

Countries ranked near AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific

  1. 37 Kazakhstan 2,659 compare
  2. 38 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,493 compare
  3. 39 Ecuador 2,192 compare
  4. 40 Italy 2,104 compare
  5. 41 Peru 2,091 compare
  6. 42 Poland 2,032 compare
  7. 43 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1,958 compare

See the full ranking of 410 places →

More education data for AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific

All data for AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific →

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, male in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific was 166,737 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
The highest recorded value was 170,946 in 2022.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
The lowest recorded value was 32,764 in 1973.
How does AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 40th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-pre-primary-education-male-number-2/aims-east-asia-and-the-pacific/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-pre-primary-education-male-number-2/aims-east-asia-and-the-pacific/">Teachers in pre-primary education, male in AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 13,373 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release