Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Teachers in pre-primary education, male was 23,046 number in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
23,046 number
Change on year
up 8.4%
Rank
36th
of 45 groups
All-time high
23,046 number
in 2015
All-time low
10,881 number
in 2000
Years of data
18
1998–2015

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1998–2015

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1998200620151998: 11.9k number1999: 11.1k number2000: 10.9k number2001: 11.7k number2002: 12.6k number2003: 15.7k number2004: 11.1k number2005: 13.4k number2006: 13.6k number2007: 14.2k number2008: 14.5k number2009: 16.5k number2010: 17.3k number2011: 18.6k number2012: 18.8k number2013: 19.7k number2014: 21.3k number2015: 23.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 23,046 number for teachers in pre-primary education, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 72.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 23,046 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10,881 number, in 2000.

That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1998 to 2015.
Year number Change
1998 11,856 number
1999 11,090 number -6.5%
2000 10,881 number -1.9%
2001 11,729 number +7.8%
2002 12,563 number +7.1%
2003 15,706 number +25.0%
2004 11,073 number -29.5%
2005 13,358 number +20.6%
2006 13,600 number +1.8%
2007 14,175 number +4.2%
2008 14,537 number +2.6%
2009 16,470 number +13.3%
2010 17,310 number +5.1%
2011 18,568 number +7.3%
2012 18,814 number +1.3%
2013 19,733 number +4.9%
2014 21,268 number +7.8%
2015 23,046 number +8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,473 number 11,090 number 11,856 number 2
2000s 13,409 number 10,881 number 16,470 number 10
2010s 19,790 number 17,310 number 23,046 number 6

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

  1. 33 Japan 2,317 number compare
  2. 34 Poland 2,222 number compare
  3. 35 Ukraine 2,080 number compare
  4. 36 Guatemala 2,070 number compare
  5. 37 Colombia 2,019 number compare
  6. 38 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1,958 number compare
  7. 39 Guinea 1,702 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 23,046 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 23,046 number in 2015.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 10,881 number in 2000.
How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2015.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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
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/