Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 25.84 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Member Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Member Countries is 25.84 headcount basis, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 26.84 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.3 headcount basis, in 2012.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 64th of 160 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 22.3 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 23.16 headcount basis | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 22.62 headcount basis | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 22.97 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 23.03 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 23.74 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 24.8 headcount basis | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 24.89 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 24.43 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 24.2 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 26.84 headcount basis | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 25.78 headcount basis | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 25.84 headcount basis | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.44 headcount basis | 22.3 headcount basis | 24.89 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 25.42 headcount basis | 24.2 headcount basis | 26.84 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
- 61 Albania 12.55 headcount basis compare
- 62 Fiji 12.52 headcount basis compare
- 63 Bahamas 12.48 headcount basis compare
- 64 India 12.42 headcount basis compare
- 65 Micronesia, Federated States of 12.36 headcount basis compare
- 66 Republic of Moldova 12.31 headcount basis compare
- 67 Andorra 12.24 headcount basis compare
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Member Countries was 25.84 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 26.84 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3 headcount basis in 2012.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 64th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release