Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 23.27 headcount basis in 2022. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 2006–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) is 23.27 headcount basis, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 27.44 headcount basis in 2013 and was at its lowest, 23.01 headcount basis, in 2012.
That places ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 97th out of 166 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 26.14 headcount basis | — |
| 2008 | 25.7 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 23.01 headcount basis | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 27.44 headcount basis | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 26.93 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 26.41 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 26.04 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 25.89 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 25.32 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 25.27 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 24.73 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 23.61 headcount basis | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 23.27 headcount basis | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.92 headcount basis | 25.7 headcount basis | 26.14 headcount basis | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.79 headcount basis | 23.01 headcount basis | 27.44 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 23.87 headcount basis | 23.27 headcount basis | 24.73 headcount basis | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- 94 Costa Rica 12.01 headcount basis compare
- 95 Tuvalu 11.84 headcount basis compare
- 96 Samoa 11.75 headcount basis compare
- 97 Spain 11.49 headcount basis compare
- 98 Trinidad and Tobago 11.38 headcount basis compare
- 99 Moldova 11.11 headcount basis
- 100 South Korea 10.94 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 23.27 headcount basis in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.44 headcount basis in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.01 headcount basis in 2012.
- How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 97th out of 166 groups with data for 2022.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 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