Teachers in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific: Teachers in pre-primary education, male was 119,780 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
119,780 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
18th
of 43 groups
All-time high
119,780 number
in 2019
All-time low
27,944 number
in 1971
Years of data
48
1971–2019

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific, 1971–2019

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k197119952019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific recorded 119,780 number for teachers in pre-primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 121.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 119,780 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27,944 number, in 1971.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 18th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) in East Asia & Pacific, 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 27,944 number
1972 29,204 number +4.5%
1973 30,770 number +5.4%
1974 32,137 number +4.4%
1975 36,311 number +13.0%
1976 61,091 number +68.2%
1978 81,499 number +33.4%
1979 67,773 number -16.8%
1980 71,634 number +5.7%
1981 93,628 number +30.7%
1982 91,308 number -2.5%
1983 85,046 number -6.9%
1984 75,016 number -11.8%
1985 48,341 number -35.6%
1986 43,793 number -9.4%
1987 43,965 number +0.4%
1988 111,672 number +154.0%
1989 59,740 number -46.5%
1990 59,610 number -0.2%
1991 52,072 number -12.6%
1992 66,369 number +27.5%
1993 62,142 number -6.4%
1994 71,387 number +14.9%
1995 68,416 number -4.2%
1996 62,261 number -9.0%
1997 70,810 number +13.7%
1998 62,321 number -12.0%
1999 62,225 number -0.2%
2000 68,145 number +9.5%
2001 65,990 number -3.2%
2002 67,434 number +2.2%
2003 73,019 number +8.3%
2004 79,442 number +8.8%
2005 85,528 number +7.7%
2006 39,278 number -54.1%
2007 45,500 number +15.8%
2008 50,644 number +11.3%
2009 54,044 number +6.7%
2010 61,396 number +13.6%
2011 81,883 number +33.4%
2012 91,466 number +11.7%
2013 92,410 number +1.0%
2014 90,704 number -1.8%
2015 101,782 number +12.2%
2016 99,724 number -2.0%
2017 108,782 number +9.1%
2018 117,501 number +8.0%
2019 119,780 number +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 45,841 number 27,944 number 81,499 number 8
1980s 72,414 number 43,793 number 111,672 number 10
1990s 63,761 number 52,072 number 71,387 number 10
2000s 62,902 number 39,278 number 85,528 number 10
2010s 96,543 number 61,396 number 119,780 number 10

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific

  1. 15 Philippines 6,648 number compare
  2. 16 South Africa 6,196 number compare
  3. 17 Nepal 5,890 number compare
  4. 18 Liberia 5,176 number compare
  5. 19 Turkey 4,585 number compare
  6. 20 Papua New Guinea 4,457 number compare
  7. 21 Canada 4,252 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?
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific was 119,780 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
The highest recorded value was 119,780 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
The lowest recorded value was 27,944 number in 1971.
How does East Asia & Pacific rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
Over the last ten years it is up 121.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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/