Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male) was 792,077 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in pre-primary education, male in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 792,077. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 792,077 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 172,451, in 1974.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 8th of 215 groups on this measure, 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 MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 234,107 | — |
| 1974 | 172,451 | -26.3% |
| 1979 | 219,742 | +27.4% |
| 1980 | 227,530 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 199,614 | -12.3% |
| 1982 | 200,918 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 200,588 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 201,524 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 184,058 | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 192,491 | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 206,767 | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 286,976 | +38.8% |
| 1989 | 239,061 | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 241,815 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 230,806 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 245,906 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 252,899 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 262,875 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 264,600 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 268,631 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 277,956 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 440,319 | +58.4% |
| 1999 | 459,000 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 409,698 | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 440,503 | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 372,335 | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 387,810 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 358,072 | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 351,208 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 328,240 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 320,874 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 332,870 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 343,237 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 361,405 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 433,292 | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 472,440 | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 504,578 | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 458,325 | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 464,227 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 488,834 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 545,208 | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 566,643 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 586,054 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 753,984 | +28.7% |
| 2021 | 740,105 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 773,274 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 754,550 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 792,077 | +5.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male) in MDG: Developing Regions 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 | +58.4% | 277,956 | 440,319 |
| 1988 | +38.8% | 206,767 | 286,976 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 208,767 | 172,451 | 234,107 | 3 |
| 1980s | 213,953 | 184,058 | 286,976 | 10 |
| 1990s | 294,481 | 230,806 | 459,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 364,485 | 320,874 | 440,503 | 10 |
| 2010s | 488,101 | 361,405 | 586,054 | 10 |
| 2020s | 762,798 | 740,105 | 792,077 | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, male in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, male in MDG: Developing Regions was 792,077 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 792,077 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 172,451 in 1974.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 8th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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