Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) was 26.23 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 26.23 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 29.98 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.56 headcount basis, in 2021.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 125th of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 28.65 headcount basis | — |
| 2014 | 28.05 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 28.41 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 29.98 headcount basis | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 29.25 headcount basis | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 27.22 headcount basis | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 26.87 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 26.13 headcount basis | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 25.56 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 26.34 headcount basis | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 25.65 headcount basis | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 26.23 headcount basis | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.35 headcount basis | 26.87 headcount basis | 29.98 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 25.98 headcount basis | 25.56 headcount basis | 26.34 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 415.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 26.23 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.98 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.56 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 125th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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