Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) was 28.05 headcount basis in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Developing Regions, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
MDG: Developing Regions recorded 28.05 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 28.35 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27.13 headcount basis, in 2020.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 101st out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 27.84 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 27.68 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 28.35 headcount basis | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 28.19 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 27.17 headcount basis | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 27.17 headcount basis | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.13 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 27.28 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 27.87 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 27.78 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 28.05 headcount basis | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.73 headcount basis | 27.17 headcount basis | 28.35 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 27.62 headcount basis | 27.13 headcount basis | 28.05 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Developing Regions was 28.05 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 28.35 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.13 headcount basis in 2020.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 101st out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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