Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 60.9 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) recorded 60.9 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 60.9 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.04 headcount basis, in 2014.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 4th of 160 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 46.92 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 46.04 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 47.93 headcount basis | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 49.7 headcount basis | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 54.14 headcount basis | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 51.21 headcount basis | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 51.94 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 53.52 headcount basis | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 49.09 headcount basis | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 53.04 headcount basis | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 58.85 headcount basis | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 60.9 headcount basis | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.7 headcount basis | 46.04 headcount basis | 54.14 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 55.08 headcount basis | 49.09 headcount basis | 60.9 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- 1 Suriname 183.08 headcount basis compare
- 2 Tanzania, United Republic of 170.14 headcount basis compare
- 3 Madagascar 77.28 headcount basis compare
- 4 Burkina Faso 76.45 headcount basis compare
- 5 Cambodia 73.9 headcount basis compare
- 6 Belize 72.41 headcount basis compare
- 7 Togo 72.09 headcount basis compare
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.1% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.57 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 64.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.59 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.29 million (2024)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 60.9 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.04 headcount basis in 2014.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 4th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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