Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 24.81 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 is 24.81 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 peaked at 29.95 headcount basis in 2011 and was at its lowest, 24.81 headcount basis, in 2024.
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 131st of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 28.53 headcount basis | — |
| 2010 | 29.66 headcount basis | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 29.95 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 29.77 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 29.49 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 28.46 headcount basis | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 27.63 headcount basis | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 27.56 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 26.89 headcount basis | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 26.44 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 25.9 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 26.09 headcount basis | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 26.11 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 25.78 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 24.84 headcount basis | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 24.81 headcount basis | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.53 headcount basis | 28.53 headcount basis | 28.53 headcount basis | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.17 headcount basis | 25.9 headcount basis | 29.95 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.52 headcount basis | 24.81 headcount basis | 26.11 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,929 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1097 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 654,101 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 221,115 (2024)
All data for GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 was 24.81 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 29.95 headcount basis in 2011.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.81 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 131st out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 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