Teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Teachers in pre-primary education, male was 20,426 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
20,426
Change on year
up 19.0%
Rank
146th
of 215 groups
All-time high
20,426
in 2024
All-time low
5,229
in 2004
Years of data
29
1996–2024

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1996–2024

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1996201020241996: 6.7k1997: 7.2k1998: 5.7k1999: 5.6k2000: 5.7k2001: 6.2k2002: 6.9k2003: 9.3k2004: 5.2k2005: 7.5k2006: 7.4k2007: 7.6k2008: 7.7k2009: 8.5k2010: 9.6k2011: 10.2k2012: 10.2k2013: 10.5k2014: 10.7k2015: 11.4k2016: 11.6k2017: 12.4k2018: 12.8k2019: 14.5k2020: 15.6k2021: 16.7k2022: 17.1k2023: 17.2k2024: 20.4k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries recorded 20,426 for teachers in pre-primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 19.0% on the previous year and up 90.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 20,426 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,229, in 2004.

That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 146th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 6,750
1997 7,211 +6.8%
1998 5,683 -21.2%
1999 5,621 -1.1%
2000 5,670 +0.9%
2001 6,194 +9.3%
2002 6,859 +10.7%
2003 9,318 +35.8%
2004 5,229 -43.9%
2005 7,506 +43.5%
2006 7,379 -1.7%
2007 7,607 +3.1%
2008 7,716 +1.4%
2009 8,468 +9.8%
2010 9,570 +13.0%
2011 10,208 +6.7%
2012 10,212 +0.0%
2013 10,468 +2.5%
2014 10,715 +2.4%
2015 11,447 +6.8%
2016 11,635 +1.6%
2017 12,364 +6.3%
2018 12,802 +3.5%
2019 14,501 +13.3%
2020 15,579 +7.4%
2021 16,724 +7.3%
2022 17,149 +2.5%
2023 17,169 +0.1%
2024 20,426 +19.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,316 5,621 7,211 4
2000s 7,195 5,229 9,318 10
2010s 11,392 9,570 14,501 10
2020s 17,409 15,579 20,426 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 20,426 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
The highest recorded value was 20,426 in 2024.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 5,229 in 2004.
How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 146th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 90.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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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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