Teachers in pre-primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Teachers in pre-primary education, male was 20,019 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) is 20,019, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.4% on the previous year and up 91.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 20,019 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,089, in 2004.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 147th of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5,489 | — |
| 1999 | 5,452 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 5,430 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 6,100 | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 6,734 | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 9,202 | +36.6% |
| 2004 | 5,089 | -44.7% |
| 2005 | 7,356 | +44.5% |
| 2006 | 7,213 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 7,412 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 7,501 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 8,289 | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 9,358 | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 9,980 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 9,951 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 10,226 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 10,446 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 11,180 | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 11,362 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 12,107 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 12,505 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 14,225 | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 15,248 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 16,408 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 16,775 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 16,762 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 20,019 | +19.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -44.7% | 9,202 | 5,089 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,470 | 5,452 | 5,489 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7,033 | 5,089 | 9,202 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,134 | 9,358 | 14,225 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,042 | 15,248 | 20,019 | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 20,019 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 20,019 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,089 in 2004.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 147th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release