Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Developed Regions
MDG: Developed Regions: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 14.93 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Developed Regions, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Developed Regions is 14.93 headcount basis, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Developed Regions peaked at 17.06 headcount basis in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.54 headcount basis, in 2009.
That places MDG: Developed Regions 175th out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Developed Regions, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.06 headcount basis | — |
| 2000 | 16.49 headcount basis | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 16.11 headcount basis | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 15.8 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 15.55 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 15.54 headcount basis | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.08 headcount basis | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 14.89 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 14.7 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 14.55 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 14.54 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 14.6 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 14.75 headcount basis | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 14.93 headcount basis | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 14.99 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 15.01 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 14.97 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 14.79 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 14.83 headcount basis | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 14.76 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 14.93 headcount basis | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 15.23 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 15.01 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 15.09 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 15.25 headcount basis | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 14.93 headcount basis | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.06 headcount basis | 17.06 headcount basis | 17.06 headcount basis | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.32 headcount basis | 14.54 headcount basis | 16.49 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.86 headcount basis | 14.6 headcount basis | 15.01 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1 headcount basis | 14.93 headcount basis | 15.25 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Developed Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 51.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 35.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 38.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 22.60 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 21.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Developed Regions was 14.93 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 17.06 headcount basis in 1999.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.54 headcount basis in 2009.
- How does MDG: Developed Regions rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- MDG: Developed Regions ranks 175th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Developed Regions 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