Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 15.05 headcount basis in 2024. βΌ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 15.05 headcount basis, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 18.1 headcount basis in 1999 and was at its lowest, 15.03 headcount basis, in 2022.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 174th out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1 headcount basis | 18.1 headcount basis | 18.1 headcount basis | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.13 headcount basis | 15.17 headcount basis | 17.46 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.21 headcount basis | 15.05 headcount basis | 15.32 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.15 headcount basis | 15.03 headcount basis | 15.38 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 112.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 15.05 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1 headcount basis in 1999.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.03 headcount basis in 2022.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 174th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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