Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 22.52 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean is 22.52 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 27.48 headcount basis in 2007 and was at its lowest, 22.52 headcount basis, in 2024.
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 149th 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 UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 27.09 headcount basis | — |
| 2007 | 27.48 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 27.24 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 27.06 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 26.74 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 26.42 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 25.85 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 26.37 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 25.86 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 25.35 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 25.06 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 24.78 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 24.56 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 24.27 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 23.93 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 23.9 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 23.42 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 23.19 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 22.52 headcount basis | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.22 headcount basis | 27.06 headcount basis | 27.48 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2010s | 25.53 headcount basis | 24.27 headcount basis | 26.74 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.39 headcount basis | 22.52 headcount basis | 23.93 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,801 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean was 22.52 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 27.48 headcount basis in 2007.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.52 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 149th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 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