Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education was 19.36 headcount basis in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
19.36 headcount basis
Change on year
down 3.9%
Rank
20th
of 24 groups
All-time high
22.5 headcount basis
in 2015
All-time low
19.36 headcount basis
in 2019
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 2014–2019

051015202014201620192014: 21.8 headcount basis2015: 22.5 headcount basis2016: 21.8 headcount basis2017: 20.8 headcount basis2018: 20.1 headcount basis2019: 19.4 headcount basis

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.

Analysis

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 19.36 headcount basis for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 24 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 2014 to 2019.
Year headcount basis Change
2014 21.78 headcount basis
2015 22.5 headcount basis +3.3%
2016 21.83 headcount basis -3.0%
2017 20.85 headcount basis -4.5%
2018 20.15 headcount basis -3.3%
2019 19.36 headcount basis -3.9%

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 17 Côte d'Ivoire 19.56 headcount basis compare
  2. 18 Azerbaijan 18.92 headcount basis compare
  3. 19 China 18.34 headcount basis compare
  4. 20 Belarus 17.04 headcount basis compare
  5. 21 Saudi Arabia 16.61 headcount basis compare
  6. 22 Jordan 16.45 headcount basis compare
  7. 23 Malaysia 16.23 headcount basis compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 19.36 headcount basis in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 22.5 headcount basis in 2015.
What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 19.36 headcount basis in 2019.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th out of 24 groups with data for 2019.
Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in pre-primary education (headcount basis)
Unit
headcount basis
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 384 data points, 1976–2020
Last refreshed

Average number of pupils per qualified 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 qualified teachers at the same level. A qualified teacher is one who has the minimum academic qualifications necessary to teach at a specific level of education in a given country. This is usually related to the subject(s) they teach. 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.