Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) was 39.83 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) stood at 39.83 headcount basis. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 39.83 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.98 headcount basis, in 2009.
That places ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 66th out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 32.03 headcount basis | — |
| 2004 | 32.81 headcount basis | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 31.7 headcount basis | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 31.44 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 31.65 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 31.5 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 30.98 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 31.64 headcount basis | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 31.2 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 31.91 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 32.49 headcount basis | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 33.95 headcount basis | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 33.98 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 35.94 headcount basis | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 36.59 headcount basis | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 36.07 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 37.28 headcount basis | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 38.13 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 38.24 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 38.3 headcount basis | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 39.03 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 39.83 headcount basis | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.73 headcount basis | 30.98 headcount basis | 32.81 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2010s | 34.11 headcount basis | 31.2 headcount basis | 37.28 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.7 headcount basis | 38.13 headcount basis | 39.83 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- 63 Liberia 24.57 headcount basis compare
- 64 Kyrgyzstan 24.54 headcount basis compare
- 65 Morocco 24.26 headcount basis compare
- 66 Marshall Islands 24.18 headcount basis compare
- 67 Russia 24.05 headcount basis compare
- 68 Nepal 23.63 headcount basis compare
- 69 Antigua and Barbuda 23.49 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 544,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 39.83 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.83 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.98 headcount basis in 2009.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 66th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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