Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 56.69 headcount basis in 2022. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2022, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) stood at 56.69 headcount basis.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 62.29 headcount basis in 2011 and was at its lowest, 55.17 headcount basis, in 2017.
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 14th of 188 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 56.93 headcount basis | — |
| 2008 | 59.09 headcount basis | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 58.69 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 60.51 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 62.29 headcount basis | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 62.02 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 61.04 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 60.89 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 59.12 headcount basis | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 59.11 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 55.17 headcount basis | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 55.23 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 56.97 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 59.24 headcount basis | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 56.94 headcount basis | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 56.69 headcount basis | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.24 headcount basis | 56.93 headcount basis | 59.09 headcount basis | 3 |
| 2010s | 59.24 headcount basis | 55.17 headcount basis | 62.29 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.62 headcount basis | 56.69 headcount basis | 59.24 headcount basis | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- 11 Cameroon 59.89 headcount basis compare
- 12 Micronesia, Federated States of 58.23 headcount basis compare
- 13 Mozambique 57.74 headcount basis compare
- 14 Malawi 57.05 headcount basis compare
- 15 Bangladesh 55.85 headcount basis compare
- 16 Togo 55.61 headcount basis compare
- 17 Congo 55.33 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 56.69 headcount basis in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.29 headcount basis in 2011.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.17 headcount basis in 2017.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 14th out of 188 groups with data for 2022.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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