Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 28.41 headcount basis in 2024. βΌ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1998β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 28.41 headcount basis.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 39.63 headcount basis in 2003 and was at its lowest, 26.64 headcount basis, in 2020.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 109th of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.88 headcount basis | 34.85 headcount basis | 34.91 headcount basis | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.83 headcount basis | 31.84 headcount basis | 39.63 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.31 headcount basis | 27.17 headcount basis | 31.69 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.53 headcount basis | 26.64 headcount basis | 28.41 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 106 Korea, Republic of 14.48 headcount basis compare
- 107 Saudi Arabia 14.09 headcount basis compare
- 108 Kazakhstan, Republic of 13.91 headcount basis compare
- 109 Mauritius 13.76 headcount basis compare
- 110 Turks and Caicos Islands 13.6 headcount basis compare
- 111 Barbados 13.51 headcount basis compare
- 112 Cayman Islands 13.42 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 28.41 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.63 headcount basis in 2003.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.64 headcount basis in 2020.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 109th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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