Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) was 28.38 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 28.38 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 28.38 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.46 headcount basis, in 2014.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 110th out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 23.63 headcount basis | — |
| 2008 | 23.61 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 23.75 headcount basis | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 23.91 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 23.75 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 24.2 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 23.47 headcount basis | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 23.46 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.2 headcount basis | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 25.21 headcount basis | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 25.85 headcount basis | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 26.1 headcount basis | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 26.48 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 27.54 headcount basis | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 27.44 headcount basis | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 27.82 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 28.34 headcount basis | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 28.38 headcount basis | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.66 headcount basis | 23.61 headcount basis | 23.75 headcount basis | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.66 headcount basis | 23.46 headcount basis | 26.48 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9 headcount basis | 27.44 headcount basis | 28.38 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 107 Ukraine 14.71 headcount basis compare
- 108 Singapore 14.63 headcount basis compare
- 109 Thailand 14.56 headcount basis compare
- 110 South Korea 14.48 headcount basis compare
- 111 Saudi Arabia 14.09 headcount basis compare
- 112 Kazakhstan 13.91 headcount basis compare
- 113 Mauritius 13.76 headcount basis compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4368 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 28.38 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.38 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.46 headcount basis in 2014.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 110th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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