Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary was 25.45 in 2018. βΌ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Low & middle income, 1970β2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2018, pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Low & middle income stood at 25.45.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Low & middle income peaked at 32.24 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 25.04, in 2015.
Low & middle income ranks 14th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.04 | 31.48 | 32.24 | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.05 | 28.64 | 31.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.79 | 28.54 | 29.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.89 | 27.11 | 28.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.74 | 25.04 | 26.7 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4422 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Low & middle income?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Low & middle income was 25.45 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 32.24 in 1975.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.04 in 2015.
- How does Low & middle income rank for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
- Low & middle income ranks 14th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, primary rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.