Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 40.62 headcount basis in 2019. βΌ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1998β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 40.62 headcount basis, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 75.61 headcount basis in 2001 and was at its lowest, 40.47 headcount basis, in 2018.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 64th out of 188 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.83 headcount basis | 71.36 headcount basis | 72.3 headcount basis | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.98 headcount basis | 52.7 headcount basis | 75.61 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.55 headcount basis | 40.47 headcount basis | 50.1 headcount basis | 10 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 61 Philippines 24.76 headcount basis compare
- 62 Liberia 24.57 headcount basis compare
- 63 Kyrgyz Republic 24.54 headcount basis compare
- 64 Morocco 24.26 headcount basis compare
- 65 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 24.18 headcount basis
- 66 Russian Federation 24.05 headcount basis compare
- 67 Nepal 23.63 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 40.62 headcount basis in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.61 headcount basis in 2001.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.47 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 64th out of 188 groups with data for 2019.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release