Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) was 23.03 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 23.03 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 25.25 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.72 headcount basis, in 2021.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 130th out of 188 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 primary education (headcount basis) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24.35 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 24.39 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 25.25 headcount basis | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 24.93 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 23.42 headcount basis | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 23.18 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 22.81 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 22.72 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 23.07 headcount basis | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 22.83 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 23.03 headcount basis | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.25 headcount basis | 23.18 headcount basis | 25.25 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 22.89 headcount basis | 22.72 headcount basis | 23.07 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 415.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 23.03 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.25 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.72 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 130th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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