Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 51.01 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) stood at 51.01 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 51.01 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.75 headcount basis, in 2018.
That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 31st out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 46.98 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 46.2 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 44.92 headcount basis | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 44.41 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 43.54 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 42.75 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 44.11 headcount basis | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 46.28 headcount basis | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 47.08 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 48.82 headcount basis | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 49.92 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 51.01 headcount basis | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.7 headcount basis | 42.75 headcount basis | 46.98 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 48.62 headcount basis | 46.28 headcount basis | 51.01 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 51.01 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.01 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.75 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 31st out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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