Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) was 15.24 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.24 headcount basis
Change on year
down 1.9%
Rank
174th
of 188 groups
All-time high
17.4 headcount basis
in 1999
All-time low
14.65 headcount basis
in 2009
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) stood at 15.24 headcount basis.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 17.4 headcount basis in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.65 headcount basis, in 2009.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 174th out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.4 headcount basis | — |
| 2000 | 16.83 headcount basis | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 16.44 headcount basis | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 16.11 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 15.81 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 15.8 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 15.3 headcount basis | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 15.07 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 14.86 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 14.68 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 14.65 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 14.73 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 14.84 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 15.04 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 15.07 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 15.14 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 15.1 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 14.97 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 15.04 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.02 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.21 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 15.51 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 15.3 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 15.38 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 15.53 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 15.24 headcount basis | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.4 headcount basis | 17.4 headcount basis | 17.4 headcount basis | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.56 headcount basis | 14.65 headcount basis | 16.83 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.02 headcount basis | 14.73 headcount basis | 15.21 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.39 headcount basis | 15.24 headcount basis | 15.53 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 15.24 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4 headcount basis in 1999.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.65 headcount basis in 2009.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 174th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release