Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 48.2 headcount basis in 2024. β² Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 2012β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) recorded 48.2 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 48.2 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.22 headcount basis, in 2018.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 41st of 188 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.78 headcount basis | 40.22 headcount basis | 44.88 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 46.06 headcount basis | 42.68 headcount basis | 48.2 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 38 Kenya 28.57 headcount basis compare
- 39 Bhutan 27.21 headcount basis compare
- 40 El Salvador 26.95 headcount basis compare
- 41 Uzbekistan, Republic of 26.12 headcount basis compare
- 42 Djibouti 25.45 headcount basis compare
- 43 India 25.31 headcount basis compare
- 44 Turkmenistan 25.27 headcount basis compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 48.2 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.22 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 41st out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release