Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 26.47 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Member Countries, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Member Countries stood at 26.47 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 26.47 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.23 headcount basis, in 2007.
That places ALECSO: Member Countries 73rd out of 166 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20.86 headcount basis | — |
| 2005 | 21.16 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 21.39 headcount basis | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 20.23 headcount basis | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 22.69 headcount basis | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 24.69 headcount basis | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 23.37 headcount basis | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 24.18 headcount basis | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 24.32 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 24.29 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 23.96 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 24.25 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 25.42 headcount basis | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 25.39 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 25.53 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 24.68 headcount basis | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 25.25 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 22.82 headcount basis | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 26.47 headcount basis | +16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.84 headcount basis | 20.23 headcount basis | 24.69 headcount basis | 6 |
| 2010s | 24.4 headcount basis | 23.37 headcount basis | 25.42 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 24.95 headcount basis | 22.82 headcount basis | 26.47 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
- 70 Portugal 15.76 headcount basis compare
- 71 Saudi Arabia 15.58 headcount basis compare
- 72 Panama 15.39 headcount basis compare
- 73 Uzbekistan 15.26 headcount basis compare
- 74 Qatar 15.18 headcount basis compare
- 75 United States of America 15.18 headcount basis compare
- 76 Guyana 14.85 headcount basis compare
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ALECSO: Member Countries was 26.47 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 26.47 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.23 headcount basis in 2007.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 73rd out of 166 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release