Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 23.05 headcount basis in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) is 23.05 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 28.26 headcount basis in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23.05 headcount basis, in 2024.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 137th out of 188 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 27.83 headcount basis | — |
| 2007 | 28.26 headcount basis | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 28.01 headcount basis | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 27.84 headcount basis | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 27.53 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 27.17 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 26.56 headcount basis | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 27.09 headcount basis | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 26.55 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 26.01 headcount basis | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 25.7 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 25.4 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 25.14 headcount basis | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 24.84 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 24.53 headcount basis | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 24.54 headcount basis | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.05 headcount basis | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 23.8 headcount basis | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 23.05 headcount basis | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.99 headcount basis | 27.83 headcount basis | 28.26 headcount basis | 4 |
| 2010s | 26.2 headcount basis | 24.84 headcount basis | 27.53 headcount basis | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.99 headcount basis | 23.05 headcount basis | 24.54 headcount basis | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 23.05 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.26 headcount basis in 2007.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.05 headcount basis in 2024.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 137th out of 188 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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