Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 44.03 headcount basis in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2023, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 44.03 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 44.03 headcount basis in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.34 headcount basis, in 2014.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 39th of 160 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 37.34 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 37.9 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 38.65 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 41.32 headcount basis | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 40.7 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 41.12 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 41.56 headcount basis | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 39.43 headcount basis | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 41.14 headcount basis | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 44.03 headcount basis | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.5 headcount basis | 37.34 headcount basis | 41.32 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 41.54 headcount basis | 39.43 headcount basis | 44.03 headcount basis | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 44.03 headcount basis in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 44.03 headcount basis in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.34 headcount basis in 2014.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 39th out of 160 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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