Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 13.43 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Eastern Asia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Eastern Asia stood at 13.43 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 22.07 headcount basis in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.43 headcount basis, in 2024.
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 158th 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.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21.28 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 22.07 headcount basis | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 20.9 headcount basis | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 19.89 headcount basis | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 19.03 headcount basis | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 18.18 headcount basis | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 17.23 headcount basis | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 16.73 headcount basis | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 15.21 headcount basis | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 14.37 headcount basis | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 13.43 headcount basis | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.23 headcount basis | 18.18 headcount basis | 22.07 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.39 headcount basis | 13.43 headcount basis | 17.23 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 55.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 42.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 60.05 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 28.59 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Eastern Asia was 13.43 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?
- The highest recorded value was 22.07 headcount basis in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.43 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 158th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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