Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) was 35.58 headcount basis in 2021. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 35.58 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in 2021.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 53.18 headcount basis in 2003 and was at its lowest, 35.26 headcount basis, in 2020.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 74th out of 188 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 50.69 headcount basis | — |
| 1999 | 50.98 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 52 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 52.1 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 52.78 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 53.18 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 52.38 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 49.51 headcount basis | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 47.12 headcount basis | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 43.95 headcount basis | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 43.08 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 42.4 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 41.34 headcount basis | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 40.1 headcount basis | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 39.24 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 38.82 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 38.32 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 37.72 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 36.7 headcount basis | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 36.09 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 35.82 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 35.55 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 35.26 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 35.58 headcount basis | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.83 headcount basis | 50.69 headcount basis | 50.98 headcount basis | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.85 headcount basis | 42.4 headcount basis | 53.18 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.97 headcount basis | 35.55 headcount basis | 41.34 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.42 headcount basis | 35.26 headcount basis | 35.58 headcount basis | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1447 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 35.58 headcount basis in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.18 headcount basis in 2003.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.26 headcount basis in 2020.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 74th out of 188 groups with data for 2021.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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