Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Euro area

Euro area: Teachers in pre-primary education, male was 40,505 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
40,505 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
32nd
of 44 groups
All-time high
45,778 number
in 2002
All-time low
29,252 number
in 1981
Years of data
48
1972–2019

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Euro area, 1972–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k197219952019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, male in Euro area is 40,505 number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in Euro area peaked at 45,778 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 29,252 number, in 1981.

That places Euro area 32nd out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 30,781 number 29,557 number 32,087 number 8
1980s 31,570 number 29,252 number 36,267 number 10
1990s 37,201 number 32,823 number 44,442 number 10
2000s 42,455 number 40,951 number 45,778 number 10
2010s 42,694 number 40,505 number 45,155 number 10

Countries ranked near Euro area

  1. 29 Peru 2,688 number compare
  2. 30 Senegal 2,662 number compare
  3. 31 Tanzania 2,658 number compare
  4. 32 Malaysia 2,581 number compare
  5. 33 Japan 2,317 number compare
  6. 34 Poland 2,222 number compare
  7. 35 Ukraine 2,080 number compare

See the full ranking of 223 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, male in Euro area?
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Euro area was 40,505 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 45,778 number in 2002.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 29,252 number in 1981.
How does Euro area rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
Euro area ranks 32nd out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Euro area 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
Last refreshed

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/