Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 22.52 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) stood at 22.52 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 27.48 headcount basis in 2007 and was at its lowest, 22.52 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 145th 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 ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 27.09 headcount basis | — |
| 2007 | 27.48 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 27.24 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 27.07 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 26.75 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 26.42 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 25.86 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 26.37 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 25.87 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 25.36 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 25.06 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 24.78 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 24.57 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 24.27 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 23.94 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 23.9 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 23.42 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 23.19 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 22.52 headcount basis | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.22 headcount basis | 27.07 headcount basis | 27.48 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2010s | 25.53 headcount basis | 24.27 headcount basis | 26.75 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4 headcount basis | 22.52 headcount basis | 23.94 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- 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 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 31.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 22.52 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.48 headcount basis in 2007.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.52 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 145th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 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