Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 22.5 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Latin America, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
MDG: Latin America recorded 22.5 headcount basis for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Latin America peaked at 27.92 headcount basis in 2007 and was at its lowest, 22.5 headcount basis, in 2024.
MDG: Latin America ranks 150th of 188 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 27.5 headcount basis | — |
| 2007 | 27.92 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 27.78 headcount basis | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 27.42 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 26.99 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 26.52 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 25.82 headcount basis | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 26.36 headcount basis | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 25.93 headcount basis | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 25.48 headcount basis | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 25.15 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 24.88 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 24.6 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 24.28 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 23.99 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 24.02 headcount basis | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 23.51 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 23.26 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 22.5 headcount basis | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.65 headcount basis | 27.42 headcount basis | 27.92 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2010s | 25.6 headcount basis | 24.28 headcount basis | 26.99 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.46 headcount basis | 22.5 headcount basis | 24.02 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Latin America?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in MDG: Latin America was 22.5 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 27.92 headcount basis in 2007.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 150th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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