Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 28.01 headcount basis in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 28.01 headcount basis, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 28.22 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27.09 headcount basis, in 2020.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 103rd of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 27.68 headcount basis | — |
| 2015 | 27.54 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 28.22 headcount basis | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 28.07 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 27.09 headcount basis | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 27.11 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 27.09 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 27.25 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 27.83 headcount basis | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 27.74 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 28.01 headcount basis | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.62 headcount basis | 27.09 headcount basis | 28.22 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2020s | 27.58 headcount basis | 27.09 headcount basis | 28.01 headcount basis | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 220.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 28.01 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 28.22 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.09 headcount basis in 2020.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 103rd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef 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