Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 14.41 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 14.41 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 27.87 headcount basis in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.9 headcount basis, in 2022.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 144th of 160 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.29 headcount basis | 21.24 headcount basis | 27.87 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 15 headcount basis | 13.9 headcount basis | 16.39 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 14.41 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.87 headcount basis in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9 headcount basis in 2022.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 144th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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