Trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Trained teachers in preprimary education, male was 52.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2005–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 52.0%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 94.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2024.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 31st out of 34 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 91.0% | — |
| 2006 | 94.8% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 93.3% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 87.2% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 89.7% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 82.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 66.4% | -19.3% |
| 2020 | 84.4% | +27.2% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 61.5% | -28.9% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.5% | 82.2% | 94.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 66.4% | 89.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 52.0% | 86.5% | 5 |
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 52.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2024.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for trained teachers in preprimary education, male?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 31st out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in preprimary education, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.