Trained teachers in preprimary education in World
World: Trained teachers in preprimary education was 78.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Trained teachers in preprimary education in World, 2019–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
World recorded 78.7% for trained teachers in preprimary education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
That places World 15th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in preprimary education in World, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 81.7% | — |
| 2020 | 80.1% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 78.8% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 80.6% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 79.3% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 78.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.7% | 81.7% | 81.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 78.7% | 80.6% | 5 |
More education data for World
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in preprimary education in World?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education in World was 78.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 2024.
- How does World rank for trained teachers in preprimary education?
- World ranks 15th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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.