Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) was 47.47 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 47.47 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 47.47 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.9 headcount basis, in 2018.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 46th of 188 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 44.94 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 44.15 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 42.66 headcount basis | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 41.63 headcount basis | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 41.08 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 40.9 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 41.9 headcount basis | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 43.22 headcount basis | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 44.04 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 45.27 headcount basis | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 46.44 headcount basis | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 47.47 headcount basis | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.47 headcount basis | 40.9 headcount basis | 44.94 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 45.29 headcount basis | 43.22 headcount basis | 47.47 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 47.47 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 47.47 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 46th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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