Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male) was 573,869 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 573,869.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 93.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 577,699 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 118,560, in 1985.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 11th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 208,747 | — |
| 1974 | 138,210 | -33.8% |
| 1979 | 168,230 | +21.7% |
| 1980 | 173,782 | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 144,245 | -17.0% |
| 1982 | 141,017 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 141,166 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 137,803 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 118,560 | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 129,855 | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 135,555 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 213,289 | +57.3% |
| 1989 | 168,580 | -21.0% |
| 1990 | 166,995 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 159,305 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 174,119 | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 172,519 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 183,583 | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 182,048 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 169,224 | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 178,755 | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 327,266 | +83.1% |
| 1999 | 355,600 | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 303,629 | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 336,538 | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 257,948 | -23.4% |
| 2003 | 259,598 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 230,579 | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 215,443 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 178,151 | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 189,039 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 199,097 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 199,632 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 211,076 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 266,587 | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 285,781 | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 299,775 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 296,978 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 298,196 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 329,577 | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 365,909 | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 388,613 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 404,443 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 577,699 | +42.8% |
| 2021 | 576,010 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 576,788 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 560,609 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 573,869 | +2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +83.1% | 178,755 | 327,266 |
| 1988 | +57.3% | 135,555 | 213,289 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 171,729 | 138,210 | 208,747 | 3 |
| 1980s | 150,385 | 118,560 | 213,289 | 10 |
| 1990s | 206,941 | 159,305 | 355,600 | 10 |
| 2000s | 236,965 | 178,151 | 336,538 | 10 |
| 2010s | 314,694 | 211,076 | 404,443 | 10 |
| 2020s | 572,995 | 560,609 | 577,699 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 573,869 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 577,699 in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 118,560 in 1985.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 11th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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.
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February 2026 Data Release