Least developed countries vs South Asia: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education over time
- Least developed countries
- South Asia
How they compare
Least developed countries currently reports 50.22 headcount basis against 40.88 headcount basis in South Asia, a difference of 9.34 headcount basis.
That makes Least developed countries's figure about 1.2 times South Asia's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Least developed countries has been ahead every year.
Least developed countries ranks 9th and South Asia ranks 11th of 29 groups.
Least developed countries has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education, Least developed countries or South Asia?
- Least developed countries, at 50.22 headcount basis against 40.88 headcount basis in South Asia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education between Least developed countries and South Asia?
- 9.34 headcount basis, with Least developed countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and South Asia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2019.
- How do Least developed countries and South Asia rank globally for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- Least developed countries ranks 9th and South Asia ranks 11th of 29 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of pupils per trained teacher at a given level of education, based on headcounts of both pupils and teachers. Divide the total number of pupils enrolled at the specified level of education by the number of trained teachers at the same level. A trained teacher is defined as a teacher who has fulfilled at least the minimum organized teacher-training requirements (pre-service or in-service) to teach a specific level of education according to the relevant national policy or law. These requirements usually include pedagogical knowledge (broad principles and strategies of classroom management and organization that transcend the subject matter being taught - typically approaches, methods and techniques of teaching), and professional knowledge (knowledge of statutory instruments and other legal frameworks that govern the teaching profession). Some programmes may also cover content knowledge (knowledge of the curriculum and the subject matter to be taught and the use of relevant materials). In computing and interpreting this indicator, one should take into account the existence of part-time teaching, school-shifts, multi-grade classes and other practices that may affect the precision and meaningfulness of pupil-teacher ratios. When feasible, the number of part-time teachers is converted to ‘full-time equivalent’ teachers; a double-shift teacher is counted twice, etc. Teachers are defined as persons whose professional activity involves the transmitting of knowledge, attitudes and skills that are stipulated in a formal curriculum programme to students enrolled in a formal educational institution.