Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Least developed countries: UN classification

Least developed countries: UN classification: Teachers in pre-primary education, male was 166,575 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
166,575 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
13th
of 45 groups
All-time high
166,575 number
in 2019
All-time low
38,837 number
in 1981
Years of data
39
1981–2019

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1981–2019

50.0k100.0k150.0k1981200020191981: 38.8k number1982: 41.9k number1983: 44.4k number1984: 47.7k number1985: 51.8k number1986: 58.5k number1987: 64.7k number1988: 71.3k number1989: 68.4k number1990: 64.8k number1991: 61.1k number1992: 59.1k number1993: 56.1k number1994: 53.1k number1995: 50.2k number1996: 47.7k number1997: 39.8k number1998: 74.1k number1999: 80.1k number2000: 83.2k number2001: 82.0k number2002: 91.9k number2003: 86.4k number2004: 87.7k number2005: 97.4k number2006: 104.5k number2007: 82.3k number2008: 80.9k number2009: 81.5k number2010: 86.4k number2011: 122.5k number2012: 136.0k number2013: 144.5k number2014: 144.2k number2015: 143.1k number2016: 154.7k number2017: 161.8k number2018: 165.8k number2019: 166.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Least developed countries: UN classification recorded 166,575 number for teachers in pre-primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 104.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 166,575 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38,837 number, in 1981.

That places Least developed countries: UN classification 13th 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 39 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 54,174 number 38,837 number 71,294 number 9
1990s 58,605 number 39,787 number 80,084 number 10
2000s 87,782 number 80,888 number 104,475 number 10
2010s 142,561 number 86,362 number 166,575 number 10

Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification

  1. 10 Mexico 10,823 number compare
  2. 11 France 10,575 number compare
  3. 12 Ghana 10,094 number compare
  4. 13 Madagascar 8,481 number compare
  5. 14 Spain 7,087 number compare
  6. 15 Philippines 6,648 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, male in Least developed countries: UN classification?
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Least developed countries: UN classification was 166,575 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
The highest recorded value was 166,575 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
The lowest recorded value was 38,837 number in 1981.
How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
Over the last ten years it is up 104.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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/