Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 34.67 headcount basis in 2024. βΌ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 2013β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 34.67 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 51.03 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 33.27 headcount basis, in 2023.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 80th out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.68 headcount basis | 41.1 headcount basis | 51.03 headcount basis | 7 |
| 2020s | 35.13 headcount basis | 33.27 headcount basis | 37.91 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 77 Fiji, Republic of 20.3 headcount basis compare
- 78 Belize 20.22 headcount basis compare
- 79 Cabo Verde 20.18 headcount basis compare
- 80 Bolivia 20.16 headcount basis compare
- 81 Belarus, Republic of 20.08 headcount basis compare
- 82 Bahamas, The 20.07 headcount basis compare
- 83 Tonga 19.78 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 34.67 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.03 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.27 headcount basis in 2023.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 80th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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