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
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1980–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,740 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 142.49 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 142.66 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.2% (2019)
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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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/