Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 28.05 headcount basis in 2024. β¬ Flat
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Developing Regions, 2014β2024
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.
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
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release