Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 23.25 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 is 23.25 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 28.37 headcount basis in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.25 headcount basis, in 2024.
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 127th of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 28.37 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 28.37 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.94 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 27.55 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 27.32 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 26.75 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 26.56 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 25.51 headcount basis | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 24.5 headcount basis | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 23.37 headcount basis | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 23.25 headcount basis | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.72 headcount basis | 26.75 headcount basis | 28.37 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 24.64 headcount basis | 23.25 headcount basis | 26.56 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,929 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 654,101 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 221,115 (2024)
All data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 23.25 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 28.37 headcount basis in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.25 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 127th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, 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