Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 46.56 headcount basis in 2021. ▬ Flat
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2009–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2021, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 46.56 headcount basis.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 52.07 headcount basis in 2017 and was at its lowest, 45.7 headcount basis, in 2011.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 41st out of 166 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 49.73 headcount basis | — |
| 2010 | 49.08 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 45.7 headcount basis | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 48.84 headcount basis | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 49.76 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 50.18 headcount basis | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 50.48 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 49.68 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 52.07 headcount basis | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 51.72 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 49.62 headcount basis | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 48.13 headcount basis | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 46.56 headcount basis | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.73 headcount basis | 49.73 headcount basis | 49.73 headcount basis | 1 |
| 2010s | 49.71 headcount basis | 45.7 headcount basis | 52.07 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.35 headcount basis | 46.56 headcount basis | 48.13 headcount basis | 2 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 46.56 headcount basis in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 52.07 headcount basis in 2017.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7 headcount basis in 2011.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 41st out of 166 groups with data for 2021.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed 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