Teachers in pre-primary education, male in South Asia
South Asia: Teachers in pre-primary education, male was 210,054 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in South Asia, 1979–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in pre-primary education, male in South Asia stood at 210,054 number. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 156.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in South Asia peaked at 210,054 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27,412 number, in 1979.
That places South Asia 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in South Asia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 27,412 number | — |
| 1980 | 31,304 number | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 35,767 number | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 39,013 number | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 44,644 number | +14.4% |
| 1984 | 49,868 number | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 56,542 number | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 64,664 number | +14.4% |
| 1987 | 72,646 number | +12.3% |
| 1988 | 81,138 number | +11.7% |
| 1989 | 79,449 number | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 77,650 number | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 76,288 number | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 74,463 number | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 73,638 number | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 73,769 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 71,862 number | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 70,173 number | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 69,179 number | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 103,835 number | +50.1% |
| 1999 | 130,012 number | +25.2% |
| 2000 | 187,904 number | +44.5% |
| 2001 | 126,600 number | -32.6% |
| 2002 | 138,163 number | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 131,191 number | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 102,192 number | -22.1% |
| 2005 | 75,900 number | -25.7% |
| 2006 | 83,653 number | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 85,147 number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 87,609 number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 81,860 number | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 85,525 number | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 124,773 number | +45.9% |
| 2012 | 134,512 number | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 146,923 number | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 144,983 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 137,294 number | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 166,514 number | +21.3% |
| 2017 | 193,815 number | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 204,021 number | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 210,054 number | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27,412 number | 27,412 number | 27,412 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 55,503 number | 31,304 number | 81,138 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 82,087 number | 69,179 number | 130,012 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 110,022 number | 75,900 number | 187,904 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 154,841 number | 85,525 number | 210,054 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More reference data data for South Asia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 102.17 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 246.03 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 247.05 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 16.19 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 33.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 17.64 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.06 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.98 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 98.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, male in South Asia?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, male in South Asia was 210,054 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 210,054 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,412 number in 1979.
- How does South Asia rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
- South Asia ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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/