Teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Teachers in pre-primary education, male was 69,453 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Europe recorded 69,453 for teachers in pre-primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 69,453 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30,495, in 1972.
UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 107th of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 30,495 | — |
| 1973 | 31,632 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 33,136 | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 32,388 | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 32,664 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 33,989 | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 33,805 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 32,666 | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 32,505 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 32,988 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 33,822 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 34,765 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 36,842 | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 37,539 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 38,413 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 36,207 | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 36,837 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 40,746 | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 37,570 | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 39,256 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 38,661 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 40,750 | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 47,777 | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 47,067 | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 46,953 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 45,222 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 48,491 | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 54,501 | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 53,924 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 53,579 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 55,717 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 52,040 | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 50,904 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 51,199 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 51,986 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 52,194 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 54,362 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 55,137 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 53,124 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 55,046 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 56,000 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 56,382 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 59,378 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 59,406 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 58,780 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 59,554 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 60,969 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 60,637 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 63,968 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 66,576 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 68,988 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 69,452 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 69,453 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32,597 | 30,495 | 33,989 | 8 |
| 1980s | 36,066 | 32,505 | 40,746 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,625 | 37,570 | 54,501 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53,104 | 50,904 | 55,717 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,928 | 53,124 | 60,969 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,687 | 63,968 | 69,453 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Europe
More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 223,264 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0004 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0005 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: Western Europe was 69,453 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 69,453 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,495 in 1972.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 107th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Europe 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