Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 17.16 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 17.16 headcount basis, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 28.69 headcount basis in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.54 headcount basis, in 2022.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 97th out of 160 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25.06 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 28.69 headcount basis | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 24.67 headcount basis | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 24.25 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 23.82 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 23.34 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 18.81 headcount basis | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 17.61 headcount basis | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 16.54 headcount basis | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 17.7 headcount basis | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 17.16 headcount basis | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.97 headcount basis | 23.34 headcount basis | 28.69 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.56 headcount basis | 16.54 headcount basis | 18.81 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 220.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 17.16 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 28.69 headcount basis in 2015.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.54 headcount basis in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 97th out of 160 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef 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