Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Middle income
Middle income: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary was 23.67 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Middle income, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Middle income recorded 23.67 for pupil-teacher ratio, primary in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Middle income peaked at 31.98 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 23.28, in 2015.
Middle income ranks 17th of 43 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.
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.93 | — |
| 1971 | 31.98 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 31.23 | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 31.9 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 31.93 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 31.98 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 31.79 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 31.86 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 31.6 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 31.56 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 31.23 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 30.85 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 30.35 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 29.81 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 29.56 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 29.5 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 29.24 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 29.09 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 28.84 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 28.24 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 28.22 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 28.14 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 28.13 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 28.14 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 28.25 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 28.24 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 28.24 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 28.3 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 28.39 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 28.39 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 28.05 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 27.56 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 27.2 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 26.27 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 26.47 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 26.25 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 26.11 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 25.94 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 25.78 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 25.38 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 24.98 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 24.63 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 24.71 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 23.81 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 23.45 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 23.28 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 23.78 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 23.64 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 23.67 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.78 | 31.23 | 31.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.67 | 28.24 | 31.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.25 | 28.13 | 28.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.5 | 25.38 | 28.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.99 | 23.28 | 24.98 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0986 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0855 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Middle income?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Middle income was 23.67 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 31.98 in 1971.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.28 in 2015.
- How does Middle income rank for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
- Middle income ranks 17th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, primary rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.