Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 22.67 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) is 22.67 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 27.57 headcount basis in 2007 and was at its lowest, 22.67 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 142nd out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 27.16 headcount basis | — |
| 2007 | 27.57 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 27.32 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 27.15 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 26.84 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 26.52 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 25.95 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 26.49 headcount basis | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 26.02 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 25.48 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 25.18 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 24.9 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 24.67 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 24.4 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 24.08 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 24.04 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 23.57 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 23.36 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 22.67 headcount basis | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.3 headcount basis | 27.15 headcount basis | 27.57 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2010s | 25.65 headcount basis | 24.4 headcount basis | 26.84 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.54 headcount basis | 22.67 headcount basis | 24.08 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- 139 San Marino 5.67 headcount basis compare
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 30.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.10 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 22.67 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.57 headcount basis in 2007.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.67 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 142nd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 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