Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) was 53.64 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) is 53.64 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 53.64 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.6 headcount basis, in 2018.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 8th out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 49.18 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 48.26 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 46.76 headcount basis | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 45.98 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 45.37 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 44.6 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 46.13 headcount basis | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 48.19 headcount basis | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 49.09 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 50.8 headcount basis | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 52.35 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 53.64 headcount basis | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.61 headcount basis | 44.6 headcount basis | 49.18 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 50.82 headcount basis | 48.19 headcount basis | 53.64 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- 5 Liberia 64.66 headcount basis compare
- 6 Cameroon 63.48 headcount basis compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 61.51 headcount basis compare
- 8 Burundi 60.79 headcount basis compare
- 9 Mozambique 57.29 headcount basis compare
- 10 Malawi 54.32 headcount basis compare
- 11 Afghanistan 54.03 headcount basis compare
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 53.64 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.64 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.6 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 8th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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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February 2026 Data Release