Teachers in pre-primary education, male in World

World: Teachers in pre-primary education, male was 682,856 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
682,856 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
1st
of 45 groups
All-time high
682,856 number
in 2019
All-time low
234,272 number
in 1980
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Teachers in pre-primary education, male in World, 1980–2019

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k700.0k1980199920191980: 234.3k number1981: 266.8k number1982: 269.3k number1983: 271.3k number1984: 276.0k number1985: 257.1k number1986: 264.3k number1987: 274.2k number1988: 353.7k number1989: 306.3k number1990: 303.9k number1991: 299.7k number1992: 313.5k number1993: 313.3k number1994: 330.2k number1995: 328.3k number1996: 327.1k number1997: 335.3k number1998: 372.3k number1999: 393.7k number2000: 460.4k number2001: 395.5k number2002: 442.2k number2003: 452.3k number2004: 423.6k number2005: 414.2k number2006: 394.1k number2007: 385.5k number2008: 368.5k number2009: 394.9k number2010: 415.5k number2011: 499.7k number2012: 542.9k number2013: 575.6k number2014: 532.7k number2015: 541.0k number2016: 611.8k number2017: 644.1k number2018: 672.7k number2019: 682.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

World recorded 682,856 number for teachers in pre-primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 72.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, male in World peaked at 682,856 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 234,272 number, in 1980.

World ranks 1st of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 277,314 number 234,272 number 353,651 number 10
1990s 331,718 number 299,744 number 393,669 number 10
2000s 413,114 number 368,511 number 460,360 number 10
2010s 571,887 number 415,453 number 682,856 number 10

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China 73,731 number compare
  2. 2 India 44,582 number compare
  3. 3 Bangladesh 40,413 number compare
  4. 4 United States 35,569 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in pre-primary education, male in World?
Teachers in pre-primary education, male in World was 682,856 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 682,856 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, male recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 234,272 number in 1980.
How does World rank for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is teachers in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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About this data

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/