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
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in East Asia & Pacific, 1971–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 15 Philippines 6,648 number compare
- 16 South Africa 6,196 number compare
- 17 Nepal 5,890 number compare
- 18 Liberia 5,176 number compare
- 19 Turkey 4,585 number compare
- 20 Papua New Guinea 4,457 number compare
- 21 Canada 4,252 number compare
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.12 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 31.45 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 14.94 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.52 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.3% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.16 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.15 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.26 million number (2019)
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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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/