Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 52.77 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 52.77 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 52.77 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.16 headcount basis, in 2018.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 20th out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 48.98 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 48.44 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 46.99 headcount basis | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 46.31 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 45.86 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 45.16 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 46.6 headcount basis | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 48.49 headcount basis | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 49.93 headcount basis | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 51.58 headcount basis | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 52.55 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 52.77 headcount basis | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.91 headcount basis | 45.16 headcount basis | 48.98 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 51.06 headcount basis | 48.49 headcount basis | 52.77 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 46.14 headcount basis compare
- 18 Ghana 45.53 headcount basis compare
- 19 Rwanda 44.08 headcount basis compare
- 20 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 43.5 headcount basis compare
- 21 Niger 43.12 headcount basis compare
- 22 Vanuatu 37.74 headcount basis compare
- 23 Eswatini 37.57 headcount basis compare
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.34 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 52.77 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.77 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.16 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 20th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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