Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education 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.
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)
- 71 Tuvalu 22.58 headcount basis compare
- 72 Tajikistan, Republic of 22.3 headcount basis compare
- 73 Panama 22.08 headcount basis compare
- 74 Algeria 21.38 headcount basis compare
- 75 Brazil 20.92 headcount basis
- 76 Palestine, State of 20.56 headcount basis compare
- 77 Fiji, Republic of 20.3 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 23.90 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
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