Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) was 30.69 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Developing Regions, 2012–2024
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.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis) in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 32.12 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 32.25 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 31.76 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 31.91 headcount basis | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 33.14 headcount basis | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 32.5 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 31.14 headcount basis | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 31.07 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 30.7 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 30.15 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 30.67 headcount basis | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 30.31 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 30.69 headcount basis | +1.2% |
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 Croatia 17.73 headcount basis
- 94 Jordan 17.34 headcount basis compare
- 95 Cook Islands 16.01 headcount basis compare
- 96 Seychelles 15.93 headcount basis compare
- 97 Tunisia 15.81 headcount basis compare
- 98 Dominica 15.8 headcount basis compare
- 99 Azerbaijan 15.64 headcount basis compare
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 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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February 2026 Data Release