Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 15.43 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) stood at 15.43 headcount basis.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 17.57 headcount basis in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.19 headcount basis, in 2020.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 150th out of 166 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 17.57 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 17.04 headcount basis | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 16.2 headcount basis | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 15.94 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 15.89 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 15.7 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 15.52 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 15.39 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 15.19 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 16.03 headcount basis | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 15.73 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 15.29 headcount basis | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 15.43 headcount basis | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.15 headcount basis | 15.39 headcount basis | 17.57 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.53 headcount basis | 15.19 headcount basis | 16.03 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 229,389 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.3681 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0285 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 15.43 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.57 headcount basis in 2012.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.19 headcount basis in 2020.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 150th out of 166 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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