Teachers in pre-primary education, male in United States

United States: Teachers in pre-primary education, male was 35,569 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
35,569 number
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
4th
of 178 countries
All-time high
37,289 number
in 2014
All-time low
16,014 number
in 1995
Years of data
6
1995–2017

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in United States, 1995–2017

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1995200620171995: 16.0k number1996: 16.3k number1998: 17.0k number2014: 37.3k number2015: 37.0k number2017: 35.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

United States recorded 35,569 number for teachers in pre-primary education, male in 2017.

That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 4.6% over five years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in United States peaked at 37,289 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16,014 number, in 1995.

United States ranks 4th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16,432 number 16,014 number 16,978 number 3
2010s 36,622 number 35,569 number 37,289 number 3

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 1 China (People’s Republic of) 73,731 number compare
  2. 2 India 44,582 number compare
  3. 3 Bangladesh 40,413 number compare
  4. 5 Kenya 20,961 number compare
  5. 6 Indonesia 19,796 number compare
  6. 7 Brazil 16,293 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, male in United States?
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in United States was 35,569 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 37,289 number in 2014.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 16,014 number in 1995.
How does United States rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
United States ranks 4th out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this United States 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
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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/