Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) was 29.62 headcount basis in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 29.62 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 29.62 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.34 headcount basis, in 2020.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 94th of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 28.5 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 29.02 headcount basis | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 28.46 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 28.64 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 28.83 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 28.51 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 27.95 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 27.34 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 27.95 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 28.59 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 29.04 headcount basis | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 29.62 headcount basis | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.56 headcount basis | 27.95 headcount basis | 29.02 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 28.51 headcount basis | 27.34 headcount basis | 29.62 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 29.62 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.62 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.34 headcount basis in 2020.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 94th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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