Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 21.15 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) recorded 21.15 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 21.55 headcount basis in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.66 headcount basis, in 2009.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 153rd out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.6 headcount basis | — |
| 2001 | 19.62 headcount basis | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 19.54 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 19.2 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 20.63 headcount basis | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 18.58 headcount basis | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 18.27 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 17.84 headcount basis | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 17.72 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 17.66 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 17.95 headcount basis | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 17.77 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 18.19 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 18.37 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 18.79 headcount basis | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 19.12 headcount basis | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 20.02 headcount basis | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 20.85 headcount basis | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 21.01 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 20.99 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 21.35 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 21.42 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 21.55 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 21.3 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 21.15 headcount basis | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.97 headcount basis | 17.66 headcount basis | 20.63 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.31 headcount basis | 17.77 headcount basis | 21.01 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.35 headcount basis | 21.15 headcount basis | 21.55 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.71 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 42,466 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 699,632 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.5% (2024)
All data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 21.15 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 and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.55 headcount basis in 2022.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.66 headcount basis in 2009.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 153rd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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