Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) was 15.05 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024
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.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.1 headcount basis | — |
| 2000 | 17.46 headcount basis | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 17.09 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 16.76 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 16.44 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 16.38 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 15.85 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 15.61 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 15.36 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 15.21 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 15.17 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 15.2 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 15.16 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 15.22 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 15.3 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 15.32 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 15.2 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 15.05 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 15.16 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 15.19 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.31 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 15.38 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 15.15 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 15.03 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 15.13 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 15.05 headcount basis | -0.5% |
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 tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release