Teachers in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Teachers in pre-primary education, male was 113,450 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
113,450 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
21st
of 45 groups
All-time high
113,450 number
in 2019
All-time low
28,881 number
in 1986
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1980–2019

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k1980199920191980: 57.4k number1981: 79.2k number1982: 76.9k number1983: 70.4k number1984: 60.1k number1985: 33.5k number1986: 28.9k number1987: 29.2k number1988: 97.1k number1989: 45.3k number1990: 44.1k number1991: 37.5k number1992: 52.1k number1993: 53.7k number1994: 57.9k number1995: 54.5k number1996: 54.9k number1997: 63.4k number1998: 56.1k number1999: 56.7k number2000: 63.3k number2001: 61.8k number2002: 64.1k number2003: 69.8k number2004: 76.1k number2005: 81.9k number2006: 35.6k number2007: 41.8k number2008: 46.9k number2009: 50.2k number2010: 57.2k number2011: 77.3k number2012: 86.4k number2013: 87.1k number2014: 85.2k number2015: 95.8k number2016: 92.8k number2017: 102.0k number2018: 110.7k number2019: 113.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 113,450 number. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 125.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 113,450 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28,881 number, in 1986.

That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1980 to 2019.
Year number Change
1980 57,358 number
1981 79,199 number +38.1%
1982 76,857 number -3.0%
1983 70,359 number -8.5%
1984 60,104 number -14.6%
1985 33,522 number -44.2%
1986 28,881 number -13.8%
1987 29,207 number +1.1%
1988 97,065 number +232.3%
1989 45,307 number -53.3%
1990 44,147 number -2.6%
1991 37,514 number -15.0%
1992 52,059 number +38.8%
1993 53,747 number +3.2%
1994 57,866 number +7.7%
1995 54,483 number -5.8%
1996 54,926 number +0.8%
1997 63,400 number +15.4%
1998 56,140 number -11.5%
1999 56,679 number +1.0%
2000 63,267 number +11.6%
2001 61,810 number -2.3%
2002 64,050 number +3.6%
2003 69,789 number +9.0%
2004 76,106 number +9.1%
2005 81,868 number +7.6%
2006 35,595 number -56.5%
2007 41,762 number +17.3%
2008 46,852 number +12.2%
2009 50,221 number +7.2%
2010 57,171 number +13.8%
2011 77,274 number +35.2%
2012 86,447 number +11.9%
2013 87,086 number +0.7%
2014 85,182 number -2.2%
2015 95,791 number +12.5%
2016 92,822 number -3.1%
2017 101,960 number +9.8%
2018 110,681 number +8.6%
2019 113,450 number +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 57,786 number 28,881 number 97,065 number 10
1990s 53,096 number 37,514 number 63,400 number 10
2000s 59,132 number 35,595 number 81,868 number 10
2010s 90,786 number 57,171 number 113,450 number 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

  1. 18 Liberia 5,176 number compare
  2. 19 Türkiye 4,585 number compare
  3. 20 Papua New Guinea 4,457 number compare
  4. 21 Canada 4,252 number compare
  5. 22 Uganda 3,780 number compare
  6. 23 Sweden 3,679 number compare
  7. 24 Netherlands 3,677 number compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 113,450 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 113,450 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 28,881 number in 1986.
How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 125.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (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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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
223 places, 5,558 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/