Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 30.69 headcount basis in 2024. βΌ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Developing Regions, 2012β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
MDG: Developing Regions recorded 30.69 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 33.14 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30.15 headcount basis, in 2021.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 96th of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.99 headcount basis | 31.07 headcount basis | 33.14 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 30.5 headcount basis | 30.15 headcount basis | 30.7 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 93 Seychelles 15.93 headcount basis compare
- 94 Tunisia 15.81 headcount basis compare
- 95 Dominica 15.8 headcount basis compare
- 96 Azerbaijan 15.64 headcount basis compare
- 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.36 headcount basis compare
- 98 Malta 15.34 headcount basis compare
- 99 Uruguay 15.23 headcount basis compare
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Developing Regions was 30.69 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 33.14 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.15 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 96th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Developing 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release