Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 13.11 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.11 headcount basis
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
184th
of 188 groups
All-time high
15.58 headcount basis
in 1999
All-time low
13.03 headcount basis
in 2022
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) stood at 13.11 headcount basis.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 15.58 headcount basis in 1999 and was at its lowest, 13.03 headcount basis, in 2022.
That places ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 184th out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.58 headcount basis | — |
| 2000 | 15.21 headcount basis | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 15.17 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 14.98 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 14.66 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 14.34 headcount basis | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 14.11 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 13.89 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 13.81 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 13.71 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 13.85 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 14.03 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 14.22 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 14.26 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 14.24 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 14.28 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 14.18 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 13.94 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 13.84 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 13.81 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 14.08 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 13.99 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 13.27 headcount basis | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 13.03 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 13.19 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 13.11 headcount basis | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.58 headcount basis | 15.58 headcount basis | 15.58 headcount basis | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.37 headcount basis | 13.71 headcount basis | 15.21 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.09 headcount basis | 13.81 headcount basis | 14.28 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.32 headcount basis | 13.03 headcount basis | 13.99 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,628 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2642 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 28.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 13.11 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.58 headcount basis in 1999.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.03 headcount basis in 2022.
- How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 184th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 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