Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 30.5 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 30.5 headcount basis.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 32.83 headcount basis in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.97 headcount basis, in 2021.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 102nd 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 in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 31.83 headcount basis | — |
| 2013 | 31.96 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 31.48 headcount basis | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 31.62 headcount basis | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 32.83 headcount basis | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 32.21 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 30.89 headcount basis | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 30.85 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 30.5 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 29.97 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 30.49 headcount basis | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 30.13 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 30.5 headcount basis | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.71 headcount basis | 30.85 headcount basis | 32.83 headcount basis | 8 |
| 2020s | 30.32 headcount basis | 29.97 headcount basis | 30.5 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 99 Azerbaijan 15.64 headcount basis compare
- 100 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.36 headcount basis compare
- 101 Malta 15.34 headcount basis compare
- 102 Uruguay 15.23 headcount basis compare
- 103 Lithuania 15.2 headcount basis compare
- 104 Niue 15 headcount basis compare
- 105 Aruba 14.86 headcount basis
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 220.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 30.5 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 32.83 headcount basis in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.97 headcount basis in 2021.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 102nd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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