Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 14.88 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) recorded 14.88 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 17.12 headcount basis in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.78 headcount basis, in 2023.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 126th of 160 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 17.12 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 16.66 headcount basis | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 15.89 headcount basis | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 15.69 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 15.69 headcount basis | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.53 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 15.33 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 15.22 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.98 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 15.67 headcount basis | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 15.28 headcount basis | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 14.78 headcount basis | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 14.88 headcount basis | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.89 headcount basis | 15.22 headcount basis | 17.12 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.12 headcount basis | 14.78 headcount basis | 15.67 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0588 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 229,389 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.72 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 14.88 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.12 headcount basis in 2012.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.78 headcount basis in 2023.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 126th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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