Trained teachers in preprimary education in OECD members
OECD members: Trained teachers in preprimary education was 88.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in preprimary education in OECD members, 2005–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in preprimary education in OECD members is 88.1%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education in OECD members peaked at 96.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 88.1%, in 2022.
That places OECD members 5th out of 35 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 91.8% | — |
| 2006 | 95.4% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 94.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 95.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 95.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 91.1% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 90.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 88.1% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.7% | 91.8% | 95.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 90.5% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 88.1% | 89.4% | 3 |
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in preprimary education in OECD members?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education in OECD members was 88.1% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.1% in 2022.
- How does OECD members rank for trained teachers in preprimary education?
- OECD members ranks 5th out of 35 groups with data for 2022.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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 (% of total 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.