Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 14.52 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Eastern and South-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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia stood at 14.52 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 21.5 headcount basis in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.52 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 137th out of 160 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 20.92 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 21.5 headcount basis | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 20.96 headcount basis | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 20.12 headcount basis | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 19.61 headcount basis | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 18.85 headcount basis | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 17.87 headcount basis | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 17.39 headcount basis | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 15.97 headcount basis | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 15.14 headcount basis | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 14.52 headcount basis | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.33 headcount basis | 18.85 headcount basis | 21.5 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.18 headcount basis | 14.52 headcount basis | 17.87 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 44.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 14.52 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5 headcount basis in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.52 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 137th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-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