Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) (Teachers male) in Nepal

Nepal: Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) (Teachers male) was 5,890 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
5,890 number
Change on year
up 19.0%
World rank
17th
of 178 countries
All-time high
7,558 number
in 2002
All-time low
276 number
in 1983
Years of data
14
1983–2019

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Nepal, 1983–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1983200120191983: 276 number1984: 283 number2001: 7.6k number2002: 7.6k number2004: 7.2k number2010: 3.2k number2011: 4.3k number2012: 4.7k number2013: 4.6k number2014: 4.3k number2015: 4.6k number2016: 4.6k number2017: 5.0k number2019: 5.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, male in Nepal is 5,890 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 19.0% on the previous year and up 85.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in Nepal peaked at 7,558 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 276 number, in 1983.

Nepal ranks 17th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) (Teachers male) in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) in Nepal, 1983 to 2019.
Year number Change
1983 276 number —
1984 283 number +2.5%
2001 7,554 number +2569.3%
2002 7,558 number +0.1%
2004 7,228 number -4.4%
2010 3,182 number -56.0%
2011 4,266 number +34.1%
2012 4,671 number +9.5%
2013 4,632 number -0.8%
2014 4,260 number -8.0%
2015 4,558 number +7.0%
2016 4,645 number +1.9%
2017 4,950 number +6.6%
2019 5,890 number +19.0%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 5,890 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 515.5 number, 11.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Nepal's 5,890 number is above the median for South Asia, which is 2,976 number, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number) (Teachers male) in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +2569.3% 283 number 7,554 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 279.5 number 276 number 283 number 2
2000s 7,447 number 7,228 number 7,558 number 3
2010s 4,562 number 3,182 number 5,890 number 9

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 14 Spain 7,087 number compare
  2. 15 Philippines 6,648 number compare
  3. 16 South Africa 6,196 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, male in Nepal?
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in Nepal was 5,890 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 7,558 number in 2002.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 276 number in 1983.
How does Nepal rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
Nepal ranks 17th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 85.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal 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/