Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education was 42.19 headcount basis in 2019. ▼ Falling
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in Least developed countries: UN classification, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
In 2019, pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in Least developed countries: UN classification stood at 42.19 headcount basis.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
That places Least developed countries: UN classification 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification
- 5 Gambia 42.23 headcount basis compare
- 6 Cambodia 41.94 headcount basis compare
- 7 Cote d'Ivoire 41.6 headcount basis compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 41.21 headcount basis compare
- 9 Benin 40.89 headcount basis compare
- 10 Niger 40.21 headcount basis compare
- 11 Madagascar 36.8 headcount basis compare
More reference data data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 27.34 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.50 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.85 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.29 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.46 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6598 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.7262 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.33 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education in Least developed countries: UN classification was 42.19 headcount basis in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 45.38 headcount basis in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.59 headcount basis in 2017.
- How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2019.
- Is pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.