Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 24.34 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2024, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) stood at 24.34 headcount basis. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 29.77 headcount basis in 2003 and was at its lowest, 24.34 headcount basis, in 2024.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 133rd of 188 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 29.77 headcount basis | — |
| 2006 | 27.72 headcount basis | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 28.28 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 28.05 headcount basis | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 27.96 headcount basis | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 27.63 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 27.36 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 26.78 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 27.5 headcount basis | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 27 headcount basis | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 26.47 headcount basis | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 26.18 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 25.88 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 25.69 headcount basis | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 25.41 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 25.08 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 25.04 headcount basis | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 24.53 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 24.54 headcount basis | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.34 headcount basis | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.36 headcount basis | 27.72 headcount basis | 29.77 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.59 headcount basis | 25.41 headcount basis | 27.63 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.71 headcount basis | 24.34 headcount basis | 25.08 headcount basis | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 24.34 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.77 headcount basis in 2003.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.34 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 133rd out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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