Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis) was 20.93 headcount basis in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 20.93 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 20.93 headcount basis in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.47 headcount basis, in 2005.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 106th out of 166 groups with data for 2023, 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 (headcount basis) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17.47 headcount basis | — |
| 2006 | 17.54 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 17.68 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 18.6 headcount basis | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 18.62 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 18.84 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 20.05 headcount basis | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 20.81 headcount basis | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 20.5 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 20.15 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 20.18 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 19.88 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 20.67 headcount basis | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 20.73 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 20.71 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 20.5 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 20.15 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 20.61 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 20.93 headcount basis | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.98 headcount basis | 17.47 headcount basis | 18.62 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.25 headcount basis | 18.84 headcount basis | 20.81 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.55 headcount basis | 20.15 headcount basis | 20.93 headcount basis | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1447 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 20.93 headcount basis in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.93 headcount basis in 2023.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.47 headcount basis in 2005.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 106th out of 166 groups with data for 2023.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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