Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 22.6 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 22.6 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 27.56 headcount basis in 2007 and was at its lowest, 22.6 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 143rd out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 27.17 headcount basis | — |
| 2007 | 27.56 headcount basis | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 27.32 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 27.15 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 26.83 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 26.51 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 25.94 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 26.46 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 25.96 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 25.44 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 25.13 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 24.86 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 24.63 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 24.35 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 24.02 headcount basis | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 23.99 headcount basis | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 23.51 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 23.28 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 22.6 headcount basis | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.3 headcount basis | 27.15 headcount basis | 27.56 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2010s | 25.61 headcount basis | 24.35 headcount basis | 26.83 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.48 headcount basis | 22.6 headcount basis | 24.02 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 22.6 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 27.56 headcount basis in 2007.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 143rd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and 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