Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 48.29 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Region 1, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Region 1 stood at 48.29 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 48.29 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.4 headcount basis, in 2015.
That places GPE: Region 1 40th out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 43.92 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 45.51 headcount basis | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 41.53 headcount basis | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 40.4 headcount basis | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 40.53 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 40.93 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 40.94 headcount basis | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.21 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 42.59 headcount basis | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 43.95 headcount basis | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 47.6 headcount basis | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 46.65 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 48.29 headcount basis | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.87 headcount basis | 40.4 headcount basis | 45.51 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 45.82 headcount basis | 42.59 headcount basis | 48.29 headcount basis | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Region 1?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Region 1 was 48.29 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 48.29 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4 headcount basis in 2015.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 40th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 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