Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 39.53 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 39.53 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 39.53 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.3 headcount basis, in 2016.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 61st of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 36.08 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 35.21 headcount basis | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 34.47 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 34.3 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 35.04 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 34.93 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 35.68 headcount basis | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 36.68 headcount basis | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 37.52 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 38.89 headcount basis | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 39.24 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 39.53 headcount basis | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.1 headcount basis | 34.3 headcount basis | 36.08 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 38.37 headcount basis | 36.68 headcount basis | 39.53 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 39.53 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 39.53 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3 headcount basis in 2016.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 61st out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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