Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 31.59 headcount basis in 2024. βΌ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 2015β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 31.59 headcount basis, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 39.82 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30.88 headcount basis, in 2021.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 86th of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.65 headcount basis | 32.32 headcount basis | 39.82 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 31.42 headcount basis | 30.88 headcount basis | 32.25 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 83 Korea 14.48 headcount basis compare
- 84 Singapore 14.35 headcount basis compare
- 85 Gibraltar 14.34 headcount basis compare
- 86 Dominica 14.1 headcount basis compare
- 87 Saudi Arabia 14.09 headcount basis compare
- 88 Kazakhstan, Republic of 13.91 headcount basis compare
- 89 Mauritius 13.76 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 31.59 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.82 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.88 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 86th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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